Angel Band

A farewell hymn carried by close harmony and the hope of home.

Status: Traditional repertoire · working songbook
Writer / source: Text by Jefferson Hascall; tune commonly credited to William B. Bradbury
Rights: Older song or tune family. The source of this particular working version and its arrangement is still being reviewed.
Related Scrips recording: No Scrips recording linked yet.

Source research

Documented lineage

Earliest evidence: 1860 text in The Melodeon; Bradbury tune 1862
Aliases / index: My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast · The Land of Beulah
Working arrangement: Key C · Capo 0 · Guitar - Standard · 3/4 time

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Working lyrics + chords

Working song sheet

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Verse:
My latest sun is sinking fast,
my race is nearly run
My strongest trials now are past,
my triumph has be-gun

Chorus:
Oh, come Angel Band, come
and a-round me stand
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings
to my im-mortal home
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings
to my im-mortal home

Verse:
Oh bear my longing heart to Him
who bled and died for me
Whose blood now cleanses from all sin
and gives me victo-ry

Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings,
To my immortal home.

Archive note

This is a working band sheet. Lyrics, repeats, and chord placement remain subject to the band’s final review.

Chords

C · G · F · G7