Why Should We Start ZEPHYR—William Batchelder Bradbury Why Should We Start 1 Why should we start and fear to die? What tim’rous worms we mortals are! Death is the gate of endless joy; And yet we dread to enter there 2 The pains, the groans, the dying strife Fright our approaching souls away; We still shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay 3 Oh, if my Lord would come and meet My soul should stretch her wings in haste; Fly fearless through death’s iron gate, Nor feel the