Sandalphon

The background to Longfellow's "Sandalphon" is so fine an arras that it gives the poet a splendor not usual to his bourgeois lays.

Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Rupert Hughes 1914

There is sometimes, indeed, a fine stateliness, as in the "Arsenal at Springfield", and even a resounding splendor of diction, as in "Sandalphon".

Literary and Social Essays George William Curtis 1858

It is recorded in a Mishna that his name is Sandalphon, who towers above his fellow-angels to a height of five hundred years 'journey; he stands behind the chariot and binds crowns on the head of his Creator.

Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various

Sandalphon gathers in his hands the prayers of Israel, and, forming a wreath of them, he adjures it to ascend as an orb for the head of the supreme King of kings.

Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various

"Fairy Hill," a cantatilla for children, published in 1896 (it was written on a commission that fortunately allowed him liberty for not a little elaboration and individuality), "Sandalphon," and a few songs and piano pieces.

Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Rupert Hughes 1914

The Rabbi followed out Elijah's directions carefully, and succeeded in summoning Sandalphon to his assistance.

The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913

If he had continued to obey instructions implicitly, and had carried out all Sandalphon advised, the Rabbi would have triumphed over Satan and hastened the redemption of the world.

The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913

His angel name is Sandalphon, (40) one of the greatest and mightiest of the fiery angel host.

The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913

He enumerated the pious, saintly deeds that would win the interest of the archangel Sandalphon in his undertaking, and from this angel he would learn the method of warfare to be pursued.

The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913

"It is like the angel Sandalphon, who offers to Jehovah the garlands made from human prayers."

An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story Eliza Orzeszkowa 1876