Wartburg Hymnal: for church, school and home 179. God hath sent His angels to the earth again

Wartburg Hymnal‎#179

Text:	God hath sent His angels to the earth again
Author:	Ph. Brooks

179. God hath sent His angels to the earth again

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1 God hath sent His angels to the earth again,
Bringing joyful tidings to the Sons of men.
They who first at Christmas, thronged the heav'nly way,
Now beside the tomb-door sit on Easter day.

Refrain:
Angels, sing His triumph as you sang His birth,
"Christ, the Lord is risen,"
"Peace, good will on earth."

2 In the dreadful desert, where the Lord was tried,
There the faithful angels gathered at His side;
And when, in the garden, grief and pain and care
Bowed Him down with anguish, they were with Him there. [Refrain]

3 Yet the Christ they honor, is the same Christ still,
Who, in light and darkness, did His Father’s will;
And the tomb deserted, shineth like the sky,
Since He passed from out it, into victory. [Refrain]

4 God has still His angels, helping at His word,
All His faithful children, like their faithful Lord;
Soothing them in sorrow, arming them in strife,
Opening wide the tomb-doors, leading into life. [Refrain]

5 Father, send Thine angels unto us, we pray;
Leave us not to wander, all alone our way;
Let them guard and guide us, wheresoe'er we be,
Till our resurrection brings us home to Thee. [Refrain]