Henry Ward Beecher on Death

“And when no longer we can see Thee, may we reach out our hands, and find Thee leading us through death to immortality and glory.”

“To the Christian, these shades are the golden haze which heaven's light makes, when it meets the earth, and mingles with its shadows.”

“So we fall asleep in Jesus. We have played long enough at the games of life, and at last we feel the approach of death. We are tired out, and we lay our heads back on the bosom of Christ, and quietly fall asleep.”

“Dear brethren, our ship is sailing fast. We shall soon hear the rasping of the shallows, and the commotion overhead which bespeaks the port in view. When it comes to that, how will you feel? Are you a stranger, or a convict, or are you going home? Brethren, we are all sailing home; and by and by, when we are not thinking of it, some shadowy thing (men call it death), at midnight, will pass by, and will call us by name, and will say, "I have a message for you from home; God wants you; heaven waits for you."”