Thomas Gibbons Professions : Hymn writer Born : 1720 Died : 1785 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Thomas Gibbons There is but a plank between a sailor and eternity. Thomas Gibbons sailing sailor sea That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank,- Creation's blot, creation's blank. Thomas Gibbons giving men life