Christian, Death of a – Charles Spurgeon

A H! i t i s s w e e t t o s e e a C h r i s t i a n d i e; i t i s t h e n o b l e s t t h i n g o n e a r t h—t h e d i s m i s s a l o f a s aint f r o m his l a b o r to his r e w a r d, f r o m his c o n f licts to his triu m phs. The gor geous p a geantr y of prin ces is as nothin g . The g lory of the setting sun is not to be com pared with the heavenl y coruscations which il l u mine the sou l as it fades from the organs of bodil y sense, to be ushered into the au g ust presence of the Lord .