Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the _cherubims_, shine forth.--Psalm lxxx. 1. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up.... Above it stood the _seraphims_.... And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.--Isaiah, vi. 1, 2, 3. And the sound of the _cherubims’_ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.--Ezekiel, x. 5. Thou shepherd that doth Israel keep, Give ear in time of need, Who leadeth like a flock of sheep Thy loved of Joseph’s seed; That sitt’st between the _cherubs_ bright-- Between their wings outspread, Shine forth, and from Thy cloud give light, And on Thy foes Thy dread. _Milton._ The Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high; And underneath His feet He cast The darkness of the sky. On _cherub_ and on _cherubim_ Full royally He rode; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. _Sternhold._ High on a throne of burnish’d gold, With rays of Godhead crown’d, Jehovah sat; His thunders roll’d, And glory sparkled round. His flowing train, of glittering white, The spacious temple fill’d; The angels, dazzled at the sight, With wings their faces veil’d. Around the throne, in burning row, The six-winged _seraphs_ stood; While millions, flying to and fro, Tun’d all their harps to God. Thrice holy, holy, Lord, they cry, The God of Sabaoth’s Thou; Thy glory fills the worlds on high, And fills the world below. _Cowper._ CHILDHOOD--INFANCY. Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little _children_, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.--Matthew, xviii. 3. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in Heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in Heaven.--Matthew, xviii. 10. Have ye never read, Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?--Matthew, xxi. 16. And they brought unto him also _infants_, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little _children_ to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.--Luke, xviii. 15, 16. When little tripping _children_ follow God, And leave old doting sinners to his rod, ’Tis like those days wherein the young ones cried, Hosanna! while the old ones did deride. _Bunyan._