The Psalms of David ‎#II.XXXI

II.XXXI. Why should we start and fear to die?

1 Why should we start and fear to die?
What tim'rous Worms we Mortals are!
Death is the Gate of endless Joy,
And yet we dread to enter there.

2 The Pains, the Groans, and dying Strife,
Fright our approaching Souls away;
Still we shrink back again to Life,
Fond of our Prison, and our Clay.

3 O, if my Lord would come and meet,
My Soul should stretch her Wings in Haste,
Fly fearless through Death's Iron Gate,
Nor feel the Terrors as she pass'd.

4 Jesus can make a dying Bed
Feel soft as downy Pillows are,
While on his Breast I lean my Head,
And breathe my Life out sweetly there.

Text Information

• First Line: Why should we start and fear to die?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Topic: Death made easy by the Sight of Christ; Death: Our Fear of it; Presence in Death; Spiritual Sloth and Dullness

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