Angel

The hospital bed was a valley of pain

When my body gave way like a house in the rain

The sickness and ruptures took all I could bear

Then I lost my job and I sat in despair

With empty hands reaching right up to the sky

I asked the good Lord for the reasons and why

But hold on, Angel, keep shining your light

You’ve guided so many through the dark of the night

A listener, a helper, with compassion untold

A tender embrace when the world has grown cold

Though the mountain is steep and it's heavy to climb

Deliverance is coming, and it's right on time

I stared at the space where a promise once stood

A broken engagement I thought was for good

The future I painted just faded away

But I still found the strength to help others each day

Pouring out empathy, hiding the tear

Knowing the Maker is standing right here

You can't pour from a cup that is empty and dry

So let heaven wipe every tear from your eye

The kindness you give to the lost and the weak

Is the very same comfort the Spirit will speak

You've loved through the sorrow, you've loved through the grief

Now open your own heart and find your relief

And hold on, Angel, keep shining your light

You’ve guided so many through the dark of the night

A listener, a helper, with compassion untold

A tender embrace when the world has grown cold

Though the mountain is steep and it's heavy to climb

Deliverance is coming, and it's right on time

Your healing is here, and it's right on time