Although the title given on the label is 'When All the Saints Come Marching In', the group sings the modern lyrics beginning with 'When the saints go marching in'. ![]() The first known recorded version was in 1923 by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073. It apparently evolved in the early 1900s from a number of similarly titled gospel songs, including 'When the Saints Are Marching In' (1896) and 'When the Saints March In for Crowning' (1908). ![]() The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs, a painting by Fra Angelico, 15th century.
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