Happy Angel

DESCRIPTION: "Happy angel day's a-comin' Look out the window, I see day." "Happy angel change my name Change my name for the comin' day."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1994 (Rosenbaum-ShoutBecauseFree)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious | angel name
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Rosenbaum-ShoutBecauseFree, pp. 120-121, "Happy Angel" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [78 words]: The description is two verses from the Rosenbaum-ShoutBecauseFree text.
The Rosenbaum-ShoutBecauseFree text is a "ring shout" song. - BS
This makes me think of Genesis, chapter 17-18, where God appears to Abram and Sarai, changes their names to Abraham and Sarah, makes the covenant of circumcision, and promises them a son. I may be reading more into the song than is actually there, but it's a Biblical instance of a change of name on what is treated as a happy day.
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File: RSBF120

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