Scripture Verse

He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11

Introduction

Words: John Park­er, in Songs of Joy and Glad­ness, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney, Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick et al. (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Mc­Don­ald & Gill, 1885), num­ber 79.

Music: Songs of Joy and Glad­ness, 1885 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Park­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Like Ja­cob in his Be­thel rest,
The an­gels are look­ing on me;
They watch my pil­low—I am blest,
The an­gels are look­ing on me.

Refrain

All night, all night,
The an­gels are look­ing on me;
All night, all night,
The an­gels are look­ing on me.

Each night I lay me down to sleep,
The an­gels are look­ing on me;
I know I’m safe, for an­gels keep,
The an­gels are look­ing on me.

Refrain

And when I wake, new toils to meet,
The an­gels are looking on me;
God’s pre­sence makes my joy com­plete,
The an­gels are look­ing on me.

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A pil­grim to the heav’n­ly land,
The an­gels are look­ing on me;
My steps are kept by God’s com­mand,
The an­gels are look­ing on me.

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And till I reach my home at last,
The an­gels are look­ing on me;
With ev­ery tear and tri­al past,
The an­gels are look­ing on me.

Refrain