And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said: Lo! I have sinned and done wickedly. II Samuel, 24:17
How loving are the angels to men; for they rejoice over one sinner that repenteth. There she is in that garret where the stars look between the styles. She is dying fast; but she cries, "Lord, I repent! Have mercy upon me, I beseech Thee." Did the bells ring in the street? Did men rejoice? An no! But, stay! There was one standing at her bedside who noted well that tear, --an angel who had come down from heaven to watch over this stray sheep, and mark its return; and no sooner was her prayer uttered than he clapped his wings, and there was seen flying up to the pearly gates a spirit like a star. The heavenly guards came crowding to the gate, crying: "What news, O son of fire? Has she turned to Christ?" "'Tis even so," said he. And then they told it through the streets to other bright angels, and the bells of heaven rang marriage peals, for Magdalene was saved. Rev. C. H. Spurgeon.
Oh, for the sacred energy which struck
The harp of Jesse's son; or for a spark
Of that celestial flame which touched the lips
Of blest Isaiah, when the seraphim
With living fire descended, and his soul
From sin's pollution purged!
Hannah More
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
Sarah Flower Adams
Chorus from Kenya sings, "Nearer My God To Thee"
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