All Night, All Day

DESCRIPTION: "All night, all day, Angels watching over me, my Lord, All night, all day Angels watching over me." "Day is dying in the west... Sleep, my child, and take your rest," "Now I lay me down to sleep...." "Children sleep, the moon is high...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Sanders-SingHighSingLow)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p.p 194, 196, 259, 313, 495, 514-515, "All Night, All Day" (notes only)
Sanders-SingHighSingLow, pp. 4-5, "All Night, All Day" (1 text, 1 tune)
ChansonsDeNotreChalet, p. 72, "All Night, All Day" (1 text, 1 tune)
GirlScout-PocketSongbook, p. 28, "All Night, All Day" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #17677
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Day Is Dying in the West" (lyrics)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Angels Watching Over Me
NOTES [47 words]: At least one source calls this a "Traditional Black Spiritual," and Sanders-SingHighSingLow describes it as a "Negro Spiritual," but I have yet to find it in a genuine spiritual collection. I wonder if this does not arise by confusion of title with "All Day, All Night, Merriam." - RBW
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File: ACSF194A

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