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The King of Terrors

By: Henry Scott Holland
Narrated by: Michael Belmonte
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Henry Scott Holland was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and a canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Following the death of King Edward VII in May 1910, Holland delivered this sermon, "Death, the King of Terrors" in which he explores the natural but seemingly contradictory responses to death: the fear of the unexplained and the belief in continuity.

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An eloquent eulogy for a deceased king

Of this rumination upon the nature of death, and what happens after we die, the central message of this sermon is that death is a part of the natural order of life. So, we must not be afraid of it and try in live to cultivate ourselves so as to be pleasing to ourselves and to God. There are many truths spoken of in this sermon, but the truest idea put forth is that as we are in life so we shall be in death. That’s an awfully chilling notion because the world as it is tries to cultivate the most vile and base that is in us. I believe that fighting to be a kind, decent, and happy person when so many forces are seeking to take that from one is fighting the good fight. To believe in a life to come, and to be happy with who are now, will help one conquer death, the King of Terrors.

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