Guardian Angel

I had such a lovely Faith Breeze today. I discovered an album of quiet sacred music: Angels and Saints at Ephesus by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles. This group of 22 nuns is from an order in Missouri. Their music is a cappella, pure, sweet and uplifting. One of the selections is a hymn I have never heard before. Adapted from a Psalter of the 1500s, it paints a picture of a love that never leaves us.

Dear angel, ever at my side,

How loving you must be

To leave your home in heav'n to guide

A little child like me!

Your beautiful and shining face

Is always very near;

The music of your guiding voice

Is ever in my ear.

My eyes see only here below,

But you are by my side,

And you have God before your eyes;

I need you for my guide.

My guardian angel, help me now

To give to God my love,

To serve Him in this world below

And come to Him above.