Show ANGELS VISITS sr by w 0 MILLS ohl tell me not that fAn angels gelas are few and far between xa se those pure pur and holy beings e T tu mortals 0 o tl are re unseen wh have hare not felt their presence cheer us throughout lifes cheque red day S ift as the th lightest wing wings of Zep zephyrs hyres they move around our waye way clothed with eternal I 1 ight ot of heaven As messengers they ther fly tn to protect and counse counie co unel lj unseen I 1 aseen by mortal e e our prayer sp our anxious expectations that from our hearts havu hare flowed fl mod ned our works and lovey lore and duty by ily them are borne to god see ser the sweet labe while vacant gazing on mothers lap lop of care its happy smile its arms outspreading spreading out an angel visits there when in the years of early childhood and all seem strange and newy news new what lofty thoughts and word words are prompted by their sweet influence lence too when deep and antous anxious cares oppress fqy u or trials rack the heart that rays raya of lights light and words of solace t they silently impart when lone or by our friends deserted the world a dreary waste thi iki y ope the portals of the heaven heavens st and give our be li eirts arts a taste when whon dark daa presentiments pre sentiments ot of evil harass the human breast they drive the phantom from before us and sat sit our boul soul at rest when pleasures tempt tempts and vid danger around our pathway patha ay ile he we gain relief oft unexpected by some iome kind angel nigh naye have we not felt their glow around ug us like halo round the sun A happiness and peace possessing like uke heaven beaten on earth the coming evil oft with kindness in warning dreams told unseen to lis us our faltering footsteps led irad to the gospels fold and when reflecting on the future our minds are borne away we gain sn an Iiii ling of its glories by power that they convey when wrape in thought on absent dear ones would share heir joy and fear fears liow ilow oft in slumbering hours the angels conduct our spirits near when ranging oer the rid field kid of nature to gather truth and learn its laws sublime then ihen they but whisper and we the light discern iben ihen when men develop wondrous tience and arts display new powars tid tia tie other worlds es fated and angels give to ours dun the ieta 11 leta ets eye describes descries des cries the virtues virtue in scenes tha that t round mryt hloi roll or sings stags what hat mn man and nature should be for angels fire his soul what truth intelligence and wisdom and glowing hearts of love llave have been bestowed te stowed by those sweet guardians that round our presence move what raptures fill their holy bosoms and swell lays lay laj s when swift as light they hear the tidings that man the tile truth obeys but ailt ahl what deep and bitter anguish pervade pen ren ade the heavenly host when utan man proved callow callous and rebellious ni his price priceless less soul Is lost and olit cht when sickness lays us prostrate upon the bed of pain paint around our heart hearts like trope they hover and shed their inoue InGue influence nce then and ani when from deaths De atliss repulsed embraces the spirit takes its ltd flight the angel bingel messengers contey conye conre it tu to I 1 eims elms of greater light then tell me not that ancel Anc fl ht visits are few and far be between because those pure and holy beings by mortals are unseen G S L city I may ilay T 1556 1856 |