And all his works with mercy doth embrace,

That blessed angels he sends to and fro,

To serve to wicked men, to serve his wicked foe.

Spenser.

The multitude of angels, with a shout

Loud as from numbers without number, sweet

As from blest voices uttering joy, Heaven rung

With jubilee, and loud Hosannas filled

The eternal regions: lowly reverent

Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground,