I Want to Be an Angel Here

I want to be an an­gel

Before I mount above

An an­gel in my spir­it

And in­flu­ence of love.

Beneath my eve­ry foot­step

I want the flow­ers to spring

In deeds of lov­ing kind­ness

And good for ev­ery­thing.

I want to span my fore­head

A bow of pro­mise bright

That ev­ery cloud of sor­row

May kin­dle in­to light.

Above the earth

but in it

I want my ways to wend

To keep my­self un­spot­ted

And help to oth­ers lend.

I want to love like an­gels

And be be­loved again

And bring the boons of Heav­en

To bless my fel­low men.

God’s love

in all my mea­sure

To give again I want.

A heart­ful

heav­en­ly Fa­ther

For my re­li­gion grant.