Song of Angels

Name: Song of Angels
Author: Walter Hilton

Walter Hilton (c. 1340–1396) was an English Augustinian canon and mystical writer. Little is known of his life beyond his association with the Augustinian canons at Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire, but his writings guided devout readers across fifteenth-century England. His chief work, The Scale of Perfection — represented in our library — directs the soul's reformation in the image of God through contemplative prayer.

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First published: 1350
Category: Devotional
Length: 2k words · about 1 hour
Chapters: 1

About this book

Walter Hilton's treatise on the song of angels belongs to the flowering of English contemplative writing in the fourteenth century. Hilton, an Augustinian canon and author of The Scale of Perfection, here considers the heavenly song and the soul's fitness to join it. A short work from one of the most balanced guides of the English mystical tradition.