This sweet Victorian card was found in an old candy box, along with memorial cards, obituaries, and other paper keepsakes, from an Austin, Texas estate.
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American ephemera relating to death and funerals, memorial and post-mortem photography, mourning customs, and cemeteries.
And am I born to die?
To lay this body down?
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?
A land of deepest shade,
Unpierced by human thought,
The dreary regions of the dead,
Where all things are forgot.
Soon as from earth I go,
What will become of me?
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my portion be;
Waked by the trumpet's sound,
I from my grave shall rise,
And see the Judge with glory crowned,
And see the flaming skies.
- Charles Wesley
And Am I Born to Die?
Select this link to hear this wonderful old hymn. (After selecting the link, please wait patiently for 15-20 seconds for it to load and play.)
To lay this body down?
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?
A land of deepest shade,
Unpierced by human thought,
The dreary regions of the dead,
Where all things are forgot.
Soon as from earth I go,
What will become of me?
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my portion be;
Waked by the trumpet's sound,
I from my grave shall rise,
And see the Judge with glory crowned,
And see the flaming skies.
- Charles Wesley
And Am I Born to Die?
Select this link to hear this wonderful old hymn. (After selecting the link, please wait patiently for 15-20 seconds for it to load and play.)
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