Angel Band is best know as a Stanley Brothers song
(circa 1953?) which is on the "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou"
soundtrack and also on the Old & In The Way CD,
"High Lonesome Sound". The original Angel Band is an 1864 Southern
gospel classic and is found in many old Christian songbooks.

Lyrics as sung originally by Phil & Friends on 11.12.01:

(with instruments)
Oh, come Angel Band come and around me stand
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home

(accapella)
Oh, come Angel Band come and around me stand
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home

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Complete contemporary lyrics:

My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run
My strongest trials now are past, my triumph has begun
Oh, come Angel Band come and around me stand
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home

Oh bear my longing heart to him who bled and died for me
Whose blood now cleanses from all sin and gives me victory
Oh, come Angel Band come and around me stand
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home

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Larry the Duck provided these lyrics from an 1892 songbook:

My latest sun is sinking fast
My race is nearly run
My strongest trials now are passed
My triumph has 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

Oh bear my longing heart to Him
Who bled and died for me
Whose blood now cleanses from all sins
And gives me victory

Chorus:
I know I'm near my heavenly home
My spirit loudly sings
The holy ones behold they come
I hear the noise of wings

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Some others have also covered this song: Emmylou Harris,
Joan Baez, Oakridge Boys, and Charlie Pride.

Thanks to TaperRob, Larry the Duck,
David A., Flyer, and Alex Allan for the info.