The Terror of Angels

"Do not be afraid!"

The Angel said

As on the hills among our flocks we prayed

But we were filled with terror and with dread

As turning wheels with wings and eyes displayed.

"Do not be afraid!"

Only the makers ask that of the made.

Only the leaders ask that of the led

As on the hills among our flocks we prayed

We did not dare to pray the ghost was laid

We did not dare to hope we were not dead.

"Do not be afraid!"

But fear's in all who live beneath the blade.

We sought no honour, fame we would have shed

As on the hills among our flocks we prayed

Still the command, could not be disobeyed

Our fears were frozen, as the words were said

"Do not be afraid!"

As on the hills among our flocks we prayed