“Angel Band”

Description

Singer's life is nearly over; his trials are done, his triumph has begun. His spirit sings; he hears the noise of wings. Chorus: "Oh come, angel band, Come and around me stand, Bear me away on your snowy (snow-white) wings, To my eternal home"

Recordings

  • Carl Butler & the Webster Brothers, "Angel Band" (Columbia 21353, 1955)
  • Fiddlin' John Carson, "Bear Me Away On Your Snowy Wings" (Bluebird B-5560, 1934; Montgomery Ward M-4851, 1935)
  • Uncle Dave Macon, "O Bear Me Away On Your Snowy Wings" (Vocalion 5160, 1927)
  • Smith's Sacred Singers, "My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast" (Columbia 15281-D, 1928)
  • Stanley Bros. "Angel Band" (Mercury, 1955)

References

  1. DT, ANGLBAND
  2. Roud #4268
  3. BI, DTanglba

About

Alternate titles: “Bear Me Away On Your Snowy Wings”
Author: Lyrics: Rev. Jefferson Hascall [occasionally spelled "Haskell"]; Tune: William B. Bradbury
Earliest date: 1860 (lyrics in "Melodeon"), 1862 (tune, in "Golden Shower")
Found in: US(SE)