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1. The Ineffable Angels 2. Angel Like He Sings 3. Angel Guardians 4. Angels Long to See 5. An Angel Chanting 6. Joan of Arc Saw Visions 7. Celestial Voices 8. Looked Lovingly on Me 9. Socrates Had and Angel 10. God or Angel Guest 11. Angels Recognize 12. "Angel Names I do not Ken." 13. Peace Crowned Angels 14. White Wings in Snowy Flight 15. Bowers of Paradise 16. The Angel Vision 17. Something of an Angel Light 18. Eyes Within 19. His Deeds His Angels Are 20. Shutting of Angel's Hands 21. To Tent and Croft 22. Falling of Angel Tears 23. With Inexpressive Notes 24. All Angels Cry Aloud 25. Young Eyed Cherubim 26. Angelic Agency 27. An Angel Touched Me 28. Thy Warm Allies 29. Covetless 30.Beckon Me Away 31. Royal Deputation
"ANGEL NAMES I DO NOT KEN."
<< March 12. >>
And the angel said unto him: Why makest thou thus after my name, seeing It is
secret?—Judges 13:18.
THE Jews taught the ministry of the angels may be divided
into two parts, that of praising God, and that of executing
His behests. In regard to the former, there are myriads that daily
praise the name of God. From sunrise to sundown they say:
"Holy, holy, holy !'' and from sundown to sunrise :'' Blessed be
the glory of God!" In connection with this, we may mention
the beautiful allegory, that the Angel of Prayer weaves crowns
for God out of the prayers for Israel. As to the execution of the
divine commands by the angels, it is suggested that their general
designation as ministering angels might have led to jealousy
among them. Accordingly, their names were always a composition
of that of God with the special commission entrusted to them,
so that the name of each angel depended on his message, and might
vary with it. This is beautifully explained in Yalkut, where we
are told that each angel has a tablet on his heart, in which the
name of God and that of the angel is combined. This change of
names explained the answer of the angel to Manoah. —Edersheim.
Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,
Join to sing the pleasing theme;
All in earth, and all in heaven,
Join to praise Emanuel's name.
—Rev. Jonathan Evans.
What shall I be when days of grief are ended,
From earthly fetters set forever free;
When from the harps of saints and angels blended
I hear the burst of joyful melody? —Langbecker.
Think you the notes of holy song
On Milton's tuneful ear have died?
Think ye that Raphael's angel throng
Has vanished from his side?
-John G. Whittier.
To despair yield no dominion
O'er thy spirit's drooping wing-
Soon released an angel's pinion,
Thou in heaven shalt sing.
-A. G. C. | 
