Comfort
Death: I fear thee not!
Shall I doubt God's plan,
That makes death the lot
Of each living man?
If through birth, I come
To an unknown place;
Surely, going home,
Is, no less, God's Grace
Born to serve, and die;
Opportunity!
Through death's door, I fly:
Immortality!
by William Gilmore Timberlake
composed August 13, 1946
Son of William Poindexter and Susan Josephine (Gilmer) Timberlake; grandson of Nicholas Johnson and Ellen (Barnett) Gilmer; great-grandson of John and Lucy (Johnson) Gilmer; great great grandson of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth (Lewis) Gilmer; great great great grandson of Thomas Lewis, member Augusta County, Virginia "Sons of Liberty" and delegate to Virginia State Convention of 1775-1776.
Death: I fear thee not!
Shall I doubt God's plan,
That makes death the lot
Of each living man?
If through birth, I come
To an unknown place;
Surely, going home,
Is, no less, God's Grace
Born to serve, and die;
Opportunity!
Through death's door, I fly:
Immortality!
by William Gilmore Timberlake
composed August 13, 1946
Son of William Poindexter and Susan Josephine (Gilmer) Timberlake; grandson of Nicholas Johnson and Ellen (Barnett) Gilmer; great-grandson of John and Lucy (Johnson) Gilmer; great great grandson of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth (Lewis) Gilmer; great great great grandson of Thomas Lewis, member Augusta County, Virginia "Sons of Liberty" and delegate to Virginia State Convention of 1775-1776.
Comfort
Death: I fear thee not!
Shall I doubt God's plan,
That makes death the lot
Of each living man?
If through birth, I come
To an unknown place;
Surely, going home,
Is, no less, God's Grace
Born to serve, and die;
Opportunity!
Through death's door, I fly:
Immortality!
by William Gilmore Timberlake
composed August 13, 1946
Son of William Poindexter and Susan Josephine (Gilmer) Timberlake; grandson of Nicholas Johnson and Ellen (Barnett) Gilmer; great-grandson of John and Lucy (Johnson) Gilmer; great great grandson of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth (Lewis) Gilmer; great great great grandson of Thomas Lewis, member Augusta County, Virginia "Sons of Liberty" and delegate to Virginia State Convention of 1775-1776.
Death: I fear thee not!
Shall I doubt God's plan,
That makes death the lot
Of each living man?
If through birth, I come
To an unknown place;
Surely, going home,
Is, no less, God's Grace
Born to serve, and die;
Opportunity!
Through death's door, I fly:
Immortality!
by William Gilmore Timberlake
composed August 13, 1946
Son of William Poindexter and Susan Josephine (Gilmer) Timberlake; grandson of Nicholas Johnson and Ellen (Barnett) Gilmer; great-grandson of John and Lucy (Johnson) Gilmer; great great grandson of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth (Lewis) Gilmer; great great great grandson of Thomas Lewis, member Augusta County, Virginia "Sons of Liberty" and delegate to Virginia State Convention of 1775-1776.
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