“Steal Away”

Description

Recognized by the chorus, "Steal away, steal away to Jesus... I ain't got long to stay here." Verses may have to do with the end of the world; the singer reports that "The trumpet sounds within my soul"

Recordings

• Cotton Pickers Quartet, "Steal Away to Jesus" (OKeh 8878, 1931)
• Dinwiddie Colored Quartet, "Steal Away" (Victor 1716, 1902) (Monarch 1716, 1902)
• Emory University Glee Club, "Steal Away to Jesus" (Victor 20594, 1927)
• Fisk University Male Quartette, "Steal Away to Jesus" (Columbia A2803, 1919)
• Fisk University Jubilee Singers, "Steal Away to Jesus" (Columbia 562-D, 1926)
• Red Foley, "Steal Away" (Decca 14505, 1949)
• Roland Hayes, "Steal Away" (Vocalion [US & UK] 21003, n.d.; Supertone, 1931)
• Rev. H. B. Jackson, "Steal Away" (OKeh 8919, 1931; rec. 1929)
• Turner Junior Johnson, "Steal Away" (AFS 6609 A4, 1942; on LC10)
• Paramount Jubilee Singers, "Steal Away to Jesus" (Paramount 12072, 1923)
• Paul Robeson, "Steal Away" (HMV [UK] B-8103, 1934)
• Noble Sissle's Southland Singers, "Steal Away to Jesus" (Pathe 20483, 1921)
• Soul Stirrers, "Steal Away" (Aladdin 2001, rec. 1946)
• Horace Sprott, "Steal Away to Jesus" (on MuSouth03)
• Standard Quartette, "Steal Away to Jesus" (CYL: Columbia, no #, rec. 1894)
• Tuskegee Institute Singers, "Steal Away" (Victor 17890, 1916)
• Tuskegee Quartet, "Steal Away to Jesus" (Victor 20519, 1927; rec. 1926)
• Vaughan Quartet, "Steal Away" (Vaughan 300, n.d.)
• Kinsey West, "Steal Away to Jesus" (on BlackAmRel1)

References

1. Courlander-NFM, p. 42, "Steal Away" (partial text)
2. Silber-FSWB, p. 366, "Steal Away" (1 text)
3. DT, STEALAWY*
4. Roud #11965
5. BI, CNFM042