The Three Archangels and the guardian angels in art (1899)
Starr, Eliza Allen, 1824-1901 · Chicago : Published by the Author · leaf 80
God — of God sitting in judgment,— andyet rejoice, as it is given in the old Breviaryhymn : Set in the light of Thy pure gazeAnd yet rejoice in Thee, — faces so blissful that we seem never before tohave beheld happiness,— the happiness fullof gratitude, brimming with thanksgiving,radiant with… … The Guardian Angels fixed them securely in a state of eternal hap-piness. But another phase of this joyful storycomes to the understanding. Some are turn-ing, as if under an irresistible inspiration tomeet — oh! what welcomes from outstretchedhands, from glowing faces! They are meteye to eye, hand…
Angels in art · Christian saints in art
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