So fades a summer cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er;
So gently shuts read more

So fades a summer cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er;
So gently shuts the eye of day;
So dies a wave along the shore.

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.

It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.

I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

He that lives to forever, never fears dying.

He that lives to forever, never fears dying.

Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.

Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.