Guardian Angel, please pray for us,
Because the devil tempts us to obsess,
We must evade the evil of worldly idols,
And not dream of what to possess;
Thirsting for things can thicken anxiety,
Which can seem to never cease,
We struggle and tuggle with all our might,
And banished is all our peace.
The diabolical dragon swoops down,
Determined all good to destroy,
With the flaming fire of enslaving greed,
He seeks to kill all devotion and joy;
But as our trustworthy guide from Heaven,
With love you sing a sweet prayer,
And your words rise like a happy dove
Higher and higher up into the air.
Your shining shield of protection
Guards us from the devil’s snare,
You deflect the dragon’s temptation,
And it evaporates into the air;
Gratitude is like a stream of living water,
Delightfully refreshing us during the day,
It brings joy to the heart and revives us,
While washing temptation away.
But when the evil one’s persuasive poison
Threatens to seep deep into our heart,
Teach us to think of the Lord Jesus crucified,
So that it pierces our soul like a dart;
When we dance with delight with temptation,
Help us the crucifix recall,
For the cross crushes the devil’s teeth,
And into hellish Styx he will fall.
Meditating on the gore of Golgotha,
Our hearts like tearful candles melt,
Knife-like nails puncture his palms,
And blood trickles to where Our Lady knelt;
Then our foolish obsessions are obliterated,
By the power of His holy love,
And we are magnificently made new,
By His grace flowing from above.
Trying to lure us into obsession,
The devil deceptively dangles his bait,
But seeing you push us out of harm’s way
Only fuels his mad fury and hate;
We escape the avalanche of avarice,
That crushes the soul like snow,
You lead us on a path filled with Light,
And our life in the Spirit does grow.