Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Lay My Burden Down)

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Genre = Spiritual, folk
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“Glory, Glory” (also known as “When I Lay My Burden Down”, “Since I Laid My Burden Down”, “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” and by other titles) is an American spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists since the 20th century, in genres such as folk.

Lyrics

Versions vary lyrically, but one version of the song's content (as in Odetta [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fERKuqUqs6w “Glory, Glory Hallelujah” performed live] by Robert Sims and Odetta, retrieved April 22, 2008] or Roy Acuff [ [http://www.justsomelyrics.com/1506934/Roy-Acuff-When-I-Lay-My-Burden-Down-Lyrics “When I Lay My Burden Down”] Roy Acuff, retrieved April 22, 2008] 's interpretation) may be:

Glory glory, hallelujah
Since I lay (laid) my burden down
Glory glory, hallelujah
Since I lay (laid) my burden down

All my sickness will be over
When I lay my burden down
All my sickness will be over
When I lay my burden down

All my troubles will be over
When I lay my burden down
All my troubles will be over
When I lay my burden down

Lord, I'm feeling so much better
Since I lay (laid) my burden down
Lord, I'm feeling so much better
Since I lay (laid) my burden down

Versions

1920s

* The Elders McIntorsh and Edwards' Sanctified Singers, “Since I Laid My Burden Down”, recorded Chicago, December 4, 1928 [ [http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discover/anthology/liner_notes/track_49.html Folkways: “Since I Laid My Burden Down”] retrieved April 20, 2008]
Contained on the 1952 US folk compilation "Anthology of American Folk Music"

1940s

* Maddox Brothers and Rose, “When I Lay My Burden Down”, recorded between 1946 and 1951
On the band's compilation "The Maddox Brothers and Rose - Vol. 1"

1950s

* Odetta, “Glory, Glory” ("Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues", 1956)

1960s

* Furry Lewis, “Lay My Burden Down”
On the album "Blues Magician," Lucky Seven Records 9206

1970s

* Roy Acuff, “When I Lay My Burden Down” ("Night Train to Memphis", 1970) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfoxqehldfe]
* The Byrds, “Glory, Glory” ("Byrdmaniax", 1971)

2000s

* Larry Sparks, “Lay My Burden Down” ("Transamerica" (soundtrack), 2005)

In popular culture

* A version of the song was featured in the film "Because of Winn-Dixie" [ [http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?a=vtopic&t=76 NameThatHymn.com forum] retrieved April 20, 2008] (2005) and Larry Sparks's version was featured in "Transamerica" [ [http://www.poplyrics.net/waiguo/soundtrack/transamerica/004.htm PopLyrics, "Transamerica" soundtrack - Larry Sparks, “Lay My Burden Down”] retrieved April 20, 2008] (2005).

External links

* [http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discover/anthology/liner_notes/track_49.html Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: “Since I Laid My Burden Down”] : information on 1928 recording and others
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=33:kbfpxcejld0e All Music Guide: review of The Byrds' version of “Glory, Glory”]
* AMG: All performers of [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:567015 “Glory, Glory”] , [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:1701680 “When I Lay My Burden Down”]

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