John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
10397 Book of Common Prayer John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 10397 |
| AUTHOR: | Book of Common Prayer |
| QUOTATION: | In the midst of life we are in death. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Burial Service. |
| Note 1. This is derived from a Latin antiphon, said to have been composed by Notker, a monk of St. Gall, in 911, while watching some workmen building a bridge at Martinsbrücke, in peril of their lives. It forms the groundwork of Luther’s antiphon “De Morte.” [back] |