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"Angelus ad virginem" (Latin for "The angel came to the virgin", also known by its English title, "Gabriel, from Heven King Was to the Maide Sende" or "Gabriel fram evene king") is a medieval carol whose text is a poetic version of the Hail Mary and the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
The Angelus (/ ˈ æ n dʒ əl ə s /; Latin for "angel") is a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Christ. As with many Catholic prayers, the name Angelus is derived from its incipit —the first few words of the text: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ ("The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary ").
The Angelus, depicting prayer at the sound of the bell (in the steeple on the horizon) ringing a canonical hour.. Oriental Orthodox Christians, such as Copts and Indians, use a breviary such as the Agpeya and Shehimo to pray the canonical hours seven times a day while facing in the eastward direction; church bells are tolled, especially in monasteries, to mark these seven fixed prayer times.
" Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held" (Follow me, says Christ, our hero) is a Christian hymn in German with a text by Angelus Silesius written in 1668. It is based on sayings of Jesus, used in direct speech. It became assigned to a 1605 tune by Bartholomäus Gesius in the revision by Johann Hermann Schein.
"Angel of Death" (Hank Williams song), 1954 "Angel of Death" (Slayer song), 1986 "Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy song), 1982 "Angel of Death", a song by Angel Witch on Angel Witch, 1980 "Angel of Death", a song by Helstar on the album Remnants of War, 1986; Angel of Death, a symphonic poem by George Whitefield Chadwick, 1918
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The Angel of Death receives his orders from God (Ber. 62b). As soon as he has received permission to destroy, however, he makes no distinction between good and bad (B. Ḳ. 60a). In the city of Luz, the Angel of Death has no power, and, when the aged inhabitants are ready to die, they go outside the city (Soṭah 46b; compare Sanh. 97a).