Memento Mori

Joseph the Carpenter (1642) by Georges de La Tour

Should the hand of fear seize thy mortal heart

In muse of soul from body rent apart,

Hold tender the flame of faith to thy core

Against the cruel winds in which devils soar.

And if still that blessed flame doth flicker 

Call nigh the able hand of the carpenter

Who daily chose to craft with loving care 

The very substance of his mortal snare.