The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13367

13367. Will The Angels Come For Me?

1 When my work on earth is ended,
Will the angels come for me?
Will they bear me on their pinions
O’er the dark and stormy sea?

Refrain:
Will the angels come for me,
When I cross the stormy sea?
Will they take me home to God,
When the long, rough way I’ve trod?

2 When life’s sun is slowly sinking,
And the soul will soon be free,
Will the gates of Heaven open,
And the angels come for me? [Refrain]

3 Will the angels bear me upward
To that home so bright and fair?
There to be with Christ my Savior,
And the ransomed gathered there? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When my work on earth is ended
• Title: Will The Angels Come For Me?
• Author: James Samuel Torbett (1901)
• Refrain First Line: Will the angels come for me,
• Language: English
• Source: Angel Echoes by W. S. Byford, W. H. Whitworth, and W. Roach (Dallas: Song & Company, 1901)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: JESU, MEINES LEBENS LEBEN, from "Darmstadt Gesangbuch," LORETO by Isaac H. Meredith, McEWAN by William McEwan

Tune Information

• Name: [When my work on earth is ended]
• Composer: James Samuel Torbett
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain