IVE SEEN AN ANGEL
I SAT AMONGEST THE RUBBLE
OF A LIFE THAT SEEMED UNFAIR,
I FELT MY SPIRIT FLEEING
TO A PIT OF DESPAIR.
THEN AN ANGEL SOFTYL CALLED
WITH A VOICE SO FAR AND SWEET
SHE ASKED OF MY SADNESS
AND THE CAUSE OF MY DEFEAT
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ANSWER BUT THE VOICE WAS VERY KIND
AND PATIENTLY SHE WAITED
SO MY PROBLEMS I OUTLINED
AN UNDERSTANDING WISDOM
SHE SOUGHT TO IMPART
WITH SWEET WORDS OF SYMPATHY
SHE BEGAN TO REACH MY HEART
THE LVOING ANGEL TOUCHED ME
AS SHE WIPED AWAY A TEAR
AND IN THAT VERY MOMENT
DIVINE MUSIC I COULD HEAR
RASING MY EYES TO SEE HER
I LOOKED FULL UPON HER FACE
MELANCHOLY CLOUDS DISPERESED
LEAVING NOT A SINGLE TRACE
THE LSUTER OF PUREST GOLD
HAD BEEN BORROWED FOR HER HAIR
SCINITILLATION OF THE STARS
IS ALSO REVEALED THERE
RESIDING IN LAUGHING EYES
IS THE SPARKLE FROM A BROOK
MY THUMPING HEART WAS MELTING
AS SHE PROFFERED ME
IVE SEEN GLORIOUS SUNSETS
ORANGES, PURPLES, PINKS, AND REDS
LOVELY FLOWERS IN GARDENS
MOUNTAIN AND RIVER BEDS
BUT NOW IVE SEEN AN ANGEL
ALL OTHERS I WOULD TRADE
IN THE BEAUTY OF HER GRACE
THEY SIMPLEY START TO FADE
I DO NOT KNOW THE FUTURE
BUT THIS PRAYER IVE NOW BEGUN:
WOULD THIS ANGEL BE WITH ME
UNTIL MY LIFE ON EARTH IS DONE
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