Author: Jefferson Hascall Meter: 8.6.8.6.5.6.10.5.10.5 Appears in 200 hymnals Scripture: Luke 16:22 First Line: My latest sun is sinking fast Lyrics: 1 My latest sun is sinking fast,
My race is nearly run;
My strongest trials now are past,
My triumph is begun.
Refrain:
Oh, come, angel band,
Come and around me stand;
Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings
To my eternal home;
Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings
To my eternal home.
2 I know I’m near the holy ranks
Of friends and kindred dear—
I hear the waves on Jordan’s banks,
The crossing must be near. [Refrain]
3 I’ve almost reached my heav’nly home,
My spirit loudly sings;
Thy holy ones, behold, they come!
I hear the noise of wings. [Refrain]
4 Oh, bear my longing heart to Him,
Who bled and died for me;
Whose blood now cleanses from all sin,
And gives me victory. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ANGEL BAND Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Oh_Come_Angel_Band); Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (124)
Oh, Come, Angel Band