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So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still
            Will lead me on.
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
              The night is gone;
And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.

— Cardinal Newman.

Angels

Kind Angel Guardian, thanks to thee
For thy so watchful care of me;
Oh, lead me still in ways of truth.
Dear guide of childhood and of youth.

Kind Angel Guardian, let my tears
Implore thee too for riper years;
Oh, keep me safe in wisdom's way,
And bring me back if I should stray.

When angry passions fill my soul,
Subdue them to thy meek control;
Through good and ill, oh, ever be
A guide, a guard, a friend to me.

And when death's hand shall seal mine eyes,
Oh, bear my spirit to the skies.
And teach me there my voice to raise
In hymns of never-ending praise.

— Sister M. J.

Guardian Angel Hymn

Dear Angel! ever at my side,
  How loving must thou be.
To leave thy home in Heaven to guard
  A sinful child like me.

Thy beautiful and shining face
  I see not, though so near;
The sweetness of thy soft low voice
  I am too deaf to hear.