Angel Band

a cappella SATB – by Jefferson Hascall (1860) – arr. Peter Amidon

Free download. You get pdf of the score, mp3 of the recording, and rehearsal track mp3 of each of the four vocal parts. In Amidons’ book/CD ‘Fifty-five Anthems for the Small Church Choir‘. Mary Alice and Peter have always loved this old hymn, which was popular in the late 19th/early 20th century. The arrangement is sung here by the Starry Mountain Singers.

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LYRICS

Angel Band
Jefferson Hascall, 1860

My latest sun is sinking fast,
My race is nearly run
My strongest trials now are past,
My triumph is begun

CHORUS
O come Angel Band,
Come and around me stand
O bear me away on your snowy wings
To my immortal home
O bear me away on your snowy wings
To my immortal home

I know I’m near the holy ranks
Of friends & kindred dear
I’ve brushed the dew on Jordan’s banks,
The crossing must be near

I’ve almost gained my Heavenly home,
My spirit loudly sings
The Holy ones, behold they come,
I hear the noise of wings