105. Dear angel! Ever at my side

Dear angel! Ever at my side,

How loving must thou be,

To leave thy home in Heav'n

To guide a sinful child like me.

Thy beautiful and shining face,

I see not, tho' so near;

The sweetness of thy soft low voice

Too deaf am I to hear.

But when, dear Spirit, I kneel down,

Both morn and nigh to pray'r,

Something there is within my heart,

Which tells me thou art there.

Oh! When I pray thou prayest too,

Thy pray'r is all for me;

But when I sleep, thou sleepest not,

But watchest patiently.

Then, for thy sake, dear Angel! now

More humble will I be:

But I am weak, and when I fall,

O weary not of me.

Then love me, love me, Angel dear!

And I will love thee more;

And help me when my soul is cast

Upon th'eternal shore.