I’m Your Angel is a hit duet recorded by Celine Dion and R. Kelly included in Dion’s These Are Special Times and Kelly’s R. Album which was released on November 9, 1998. This hit song was written and produced by R. Kelly.
According to Wikipedia:
The single was very successful. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent six weeks at the top. "I'm Your Angel" spent also twelve weeks at #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. The song reached #1 for six weeks on the Hot 100 Singles Sales and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. "I'm Your Angel" was also #1 for one week on the ARC Weekly Top 40. It sold 1,412,000 copies in the U.S. alone and was certified platinum.
Rightfully so, I must say for this very inspirational song has a very potently powerful and uplifting message. Hearing this song over and over again in different times lend appreciative meaning to the crisis situation we all face in life’s struggles and the spiritual solutions available to us.
I saw the teardrops, and I heard you cry
All you need is time, seek me and you shall find
You have everything and you’re still lonely
It doesn’t have to be this way, let me show you a better day
And then you will see, the morning will come
And all of your days will be bright as the sun
So all of your fears, just cast them on me
How can I make you see...
I'll be your cloud up in the sky
I'll be your shoulder when you cry
I'll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I’m here
No matter how far you are, I’m near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I’m your angel
This is such a beautiful classic song with a very powerful timeless hopeful message. It conveys the reality that in times of difficult moments and personal crisis, we are not alone. There is an angel who is beside us, ready and willing to offer a helping hand. That the proper attitude to adopt is one of sustaining positive hope for a better tomorrow despite the trials and uncertainties facing us today.
Depending on your interpretation, your saving angel can be Jesus, it can be your spouse or your best friend. It can be just about anybody who offers us an eternal spring of hope in our desert filled with desperate sinking quick sand of uncertainties.
The first verse of the song talks about the potent power of faithful praying and believing, how the virtues of faith and hope intertwine to manifest the reality we are praying for.
No mountains too high, for you to climb
All you have to do is have some climbing faith, oh yeah
No rivers too wide, for you to make it across
All you have to do is believe it when you pray
And everyday will be bright as the sun
All of your fears cast them on me
I just want you to see...
I’ll be your cloud up in the sky
I’ll be your shoulder when you cry
I’ll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I’m here
No matter how far you are, I’m near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I’m your angel
Clearly, R. Kelly was definitely guided by a higher spiritual force when he composed this huge hit. If you have a copy of this classic song, try playing it during your times of crisis, and you'll see what I mean as you go through each and every word in the song.
Seven years ago, I'd recall an office mate, a CEO Secretary; when she used to tell me that this was her favorite song. Months later, when she died of cardiac arrest a day after giving birth, we immediately heard this song coincidentally playing over the radio in the hospital corridors as her body was being prepared to be brought out to the mortuary. I had interpreted this incident to mean that she will now be the guardian angel looking after her newly born baby daughter whom she left unexpectedly.
Ill be right by your side
Grace will keep us safe and warm
And I know we will survive
And when it seems as if your end is drawing near
Don't you dare give up the fight
Just put your trust beyond the sky...
I'll be your cloud up in the sky
I'll be your shoulder when you cry
I'll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I'm here
No matter how far you are, I'm near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I'm your angel
So who is your saving angel, when you need one most?
