Lyr Req: When Zephyrs of Heaven Shall Fan Me to...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Zephyrs of Heaven - J B Coats
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 09:32 AM

The Johnson Family Singers Collection at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill contains a recording of WHEN THE ZEPHYRS OF HEAVEN SHALL FAN ME TO SLEEP, made in 1951.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Zephyrs of Heaven - J B Coats
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 05:44 AM

The Folk Music Index lists a song (or tune) called WHEN ZEPHYRS OF HEAVEN SHALL FAN ME TO SLEEP. It is attributed to Ralph Blizard. It is printed in the book:

Silberberg, Eugene. The Complete Fiddle Tunes I Either Did Or Did Not Learn at the Tractor Tavern. Seattle, Wash: E. Silberberg, 2005, page 216.

WHEN ZEPHYRS OF HEAVEN SHALL FAN ME TO SLEEP is also included on the album "Blizard Train" by Ralph Blizard & The New Southern Ramblers.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Zephyrs of Heaven - J B Coats
From: Genie
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 02:19 AM

I should add (partly because it's "refreshing") that James B Coats is fairly well known as a writer of Gospel songs of his era, so I'm surprised and very disappointed that "the google" seems so bereft of info about this song and about Coat's lyrics in general.

Genie

Subject: Lyr Req: Zephyrs of Heaven - J B Coats
From: Genie
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 04:14 AM

I heard a really nice old Gospel song in a jam session today, titled "Zephyrs Of Heaven" or "Zephyrs From Heaven." It was written by James B. Coats and has been recorded by a group called Blizzard something or something Blizzard.   Having no luck googling the lyrics, because the song title doesn't pull anything up, but I keep getting directed to sites mentioning the common (non-name) nouns, "zephyr," "blizzard," and "coat." (Sigh)

If nobody here knows the song, I can probably get the lyrics from one of the bluegrass/country/old timey jammers next month, along with the chords, but I'm hoping maybe someone at Mudcat also knows the song and can post the lyrics before that.