Will the Lord Remember Me

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "Will the Lord remember me When I am called to go? ... From bonds he set me free When I reach the pearly gates He will remember me?" Verses: Thief on the cross asks Jesus to remember him. His blood set captives free and "I am included"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1944 (recording, Golden Gate Quartet)
KEYWORDS: death nonballad religious Jesus
FOUND IN: US(SE)
RECORDINGS:
Mary & Amanda Gordon, "Cross of Calvary" (on USMississippi01)
The Staple Singers, "Will the Lord Remember Me" (1964, on "This Little Light," Riverside RS-93527))
NOTES [29 words]: Several gospels mention Jesus being crucified with others, but the penitent thief is specific to Luke: "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" (Luke 23:42). - RBW
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