The Angel

i dreamt a dream! what can it mean?
and that i was a maiden queen
guarded by an angel mild
witless woe, was ne’er beguil’d
and i wept both night and day
and he wip’d my tears away
and i wept both day and night
and hid from him my hearts delight
so he took his wings and fled
soon my angel came again
i was arm’d, he came in vain
he came in vain
then the morn blush’d rosy red
i dried my tear & arm’d my fears
with ten thousand shields and spears
and hid from him my hearts delight
so he took his wings and fled
soon my angel came again
i was arm’d, he came in vain
he came in vain
soon my angel came again
i was arm’d, he came in vain
for the time of youth was fled
and grey hairs
soon my angel were on my head
soon my angel
were on my head