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18 Feb 99 - 01:18 PM (#59136) Subject: Bury me away on a snowy day From: lstaley@cityu.edu Hi! We have a patron with an unusual request. (I'm writing from a business/education library.) She is trying to find the name/lyrics of her great-grandfathers favorite song. The lyric she remembers is "Bury me away on a snowy day...." We would very much appreciate anything anyone knows about this. TIA, Laura Staley City Univ. Library |
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18 Feb 99 - 07:16 PM (#59190) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Roger in Baltimore I looked in the DT and did a forum search. I came up dry. Roger in Baltimore |
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20 Feb 99 - 06:57 PM (#59408) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Art Thieme Believe it or not, I do think she might be looking for an old hymn/sacred song with the line: "...bear me away on your snowy white wings to my immortal home." I don't have the words here, but the Stanley Brothers and MANY OTHERS recorded it. May be wrong, but often lyrics can be (and are) misunderstood. Someone is bound to have the lyrics for this somewhere. I do, I'm sure, but the books ar all still packed away... Sorry, Art Thieme |
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21 Feb 99 - 07:32 AM (#59438) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Helen Laura, Here is Art's suggested song. Let us know if it isn't the right one. Helen http://music.lsds.com/lyrics/folk/a/angel_band ANGEL BAND from the Sacred Harp tradition. My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run. My strongest trials now are past, my triumph is begun. Chorus; Oh, come, Angel Band, come and around me stand. Oh bear me away on your snowy wings to my immortal home, Oh bear me away on your snowy wings to my immortal home. I know I'm near the holy ranks of friends and kindred dear. I brush 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. Oh bear my longing heart to him who bled and died for me. Whose blood now cleanses from all sin, and gives me victory. @religion filename[ ANGLBAND DC |
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21 Feb 99 - 06:00 PM (#59492) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: John in Brisbane It's in the DT.
Regards |
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22 Feb 99 - 06:50 PM (#59668) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca How? The ground would be frozen solid. |
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22 Feb 99 - 07:06 PM (#59674) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Joe Offer Say, Helen, looks like you got caught. If you see a song on another site, and it ends with @ and a category name and then has initals in uppercase letters, it probably was copied from the Digital Tradition. The one you posted certainly was - I've been caught the same way myself a time or three. I'll e-mail the lyrics to Laura and see if that's the song she wants. If it is, it will be yet another indication of the superhuman attributes of our friend Mr. Thieme. -Joe Offer- |
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22 Feb 99 - 08:25 PM (#59692) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Laura Staley (lstaley@cityu.edu) Dear Everyone; Thank you for your suggestions. I contacted my patron, and gave her the copy of the lyrics. She says it's a lovely song, but she's sure it isn't _the_ song. (There is some family tradition about her relative indeed being buried on a snowy day, and therefore she is (fairly) sure that "bury me away on a snowy day" was an accurate rendition of the lyrics.) I've wondered, and suggested to her, if it might be a regional variation of the same song. We both very much appreciate your responses. Laura Staley |
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22 Feb 99 - 09:19 PM (#59705) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Helen You're right Joe, I saw the markers at the end and thought it looked very DT-ish, but I copied it just in case it wasn't in the DT and then forgot to check if it was. Helen |
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23 Feb 99 - 12:58 AM (#59741) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Art Thieme
ALAS...can't win 'em all... :-( art |
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23 Feb 99 - 02:11 AM (#59747) Subject: RE: Bury me away on a snowy day From: Joe Offer Darn, Art, and I was so impressed with your wisdom... I still think you're right. -Joe Offer- |