THE UNSEEN SENTINEL

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 21, 1877

THE UNSEEN SENTINEL.

“The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” Ps. 34:7.

Though heroes on a camping-ground Be strong with body-guards beset; And fearless warriors stand around, With gleaming sword and bayonet;

Yet slumber may the eye beguile, Or treachery her art employ: And fancy fear no peril, while The foe is rushing to destroy.

But all along my humble way, My every step is guarded well. For following close, by night and day, There walks an unseen sentinel.

Sent from the armies of the sky, My life from danger to defend, No motion can escape his eye Of lurking foe, or treacherous friend.

When on the mountain heights I climb, Or wander in the valley lone, He watcheth, lest at any time I dash my foot against a stone.

In burning heat and noon-day light, His hovering wing is o’er me bent; And on my pathway every night I see the shadow of his tent.

When sorrows throng with pointed sting And all my fears within me stir, I hear the rustling of his wing, And see his flashing scimetar.

And then I cease my plaintive cries, For then I know my fears are vain; And that to-morrow’s sun shall rise, And look upon an army slain. —Presbyterian Weekly.