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Angel's Message to Me/I'm Going Home to See My Jesus/ A Charge to Keep I Have
Old-Time Gospel by Reverend Gary Davis. Based on Charles Wesley hymn, "A Charge to Keep I Have"
ARTIST: Reverend Gary Davis/ Charles Wesley words 1762
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpPs6xUbHZo&feature=related
CATEGORY: Traditional Bluegrass Gospel;
DATE: Charles Wesley in 1762, Lowell Mason music 1830; First recorded Wisdom Singers 1926; Frank Welling's Gospel Singers 1933.
RECORDING INFO: Angel's Message to Me
Davis, Rev. Gary
RECORDING INFO: A Charge To Keep I Have [Me III-D32] Wesley/Mason
Wisdom Singers 1926;
Frank Welling's Gospel Singers 1933.
Luella Hatcher of Orrville, near Selma, Alabama 1995
Troy Ramey & The Soul Searchers 2005
OTHER NAMES: "I'm Going Home" "A Charge To Keep"
SOURCES: Meade; Youtube
NOTES: "Angels' Message To Me" is based on "A Charge To Keep I Have," by Charles Wesley words 1762 and Lowell Mason music 1830 and was heard in the Primitive Baptist African-American services, and in other events of worship. The title should be "I'm Going Home" or "A Charge to Keep" since "Angels' Message To Me" has nothing to do with the lyrics.
It was collected and appears in Brown: Contributed by George D. Harmon, Union Mills, Rutherford county, as from "Uncle Frank"; without date (Mr. Harmon attended the Trinity College Summer School in 1921 and 1922).
This line does not appear in the White ANFS version, it does appear in the Ellison MS.
A Charge to keep I have,
A God to glo-ri-fy,
A never dy-ing soul to save
And fit it for the sky.
Here are Wesley's words:
A Charge To Keep I Have- Wesley
A charge to keep I have
A God to glorify
A never-dying soul to save
And fit it for the sky.
To serve the present age
My calling to fulfill
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will!
Arm me with jealous care
As in Thy sight to live
And O Thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!
Help me to watch and pray
And on Thyself rely
Assured, if I my trust betray
I shall for ever die.
Angel's Message to Me- Reverend Gary Davis
Verses based on Charles Wesley hymn, "A Charge to Keep I Have". Davis ad libs the chorus parts changing them slightly, usually he holds out the "home" in "I'm going home." See: alternate chorus. Listen on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpPs6xUbHZo&feature=related
Brief Guitar intro
CHORUS: I’m going home to see my Jesus
I’m going home to see my Lord (God knows)
I’m going home to see my Jesus
There's a mansion up there for me. (Repeat Chorus)
Oh----A charge to keep I have
A God to glorify
A never dying soul to save
And fit it for the sky
Chorus 2X
Hey----Arm me with jealous care
And on thyself rely
And surely all my trust betray
I shall forever die
Chorus (Then Alt chorus 2X)
ALT CHORUS: I’m going home................
I’m going home see my Lord
I’m going home..................
There's a mansion up there for me.
Oh---Many times I’m going along
Don’t know what to do or say
I cast my cares to Jesus
And ask him to teach me to pray
Chorus (hold first line as in Alt chorus) 2X
Hey...Moan on sister moan on
Won’t be very long
Will be sitting in glory
Won’t have to weep and moan
Chorus then Alternate Chorus
Hey...If your brother don’t like you
Don’t take his name abroad
Just seal it in your bosom
And carry it to your Lord
LAST CHORUS: I’m going home................
I’m going home see my Lord (I know )
I’m going home to see my Jesus,
Yes I am.
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