1 God's angels! not only on high do they sing, And soar through our skies with invisible wing; But here, on the earth, where in wretchedness lie Its sin-stricken children to struggle and die. 2 They come, in their mercy and power, to dispel 3 And strong grows the heart of the outcast -- and soon In that dim prison come the pure light-gleams of noon; The resolve and the faith of the sinner forgiven, 4 God's angels! Love speed them o'er earth's wide domain! New aids to impart, and new triumphs to gain; 5 For the promise of truth -- though the doubting deny -- Is, that love shall prevail in the earth as on high; Its life-waters healing, wherever they flow, |