My lat­est sun is sink­ing fast,
My race is near­ly run;
My strong­est tri­als now are past,
My tri­umph is begun.

Refrain

O come, an­gel band,
Come and around me stand;
O bear me away on your snowy wings
To my eter­nal home;
O bear me away on your snowy wings
To my eter­nal home.

I know I’m near the ho­ly ranks
Of friends and kin­dred dear,
For I hear the waves on Jor­dan’s banks,
The cross­ing must be near.

Refrain

I’ve al­most reached my heav’n­ly home,
My spir­it loud­ly sings;
Thy ho­ly ones, be­hold, they come!
I hear the noise of wings.

Refrain

O bear my long­ing heart to Him,
Who bled and died for me;
Whose blood now cleans­es from all sin,
And gives me vic­to­ry.

Refrain