Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Lay My Burden Down))
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| "Glory, Glory" | |
|---|---|
| Song |
"Glory, Glory" (also known as "When I Lay My Burden Down", "Since I Laid My Burden Down", "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" and other titles) is an American spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including folk, country, blues, rock, and gospel.
Contents
Lyrics
Lyrically, the song has many variations, but the best-known version of the song (as performed by Odetta or Roy Acuff) consists of the lyrics:
- Glory glory, hallelujah,
- Since I laid my burden down.
- Glory glory, hallelujah,
- Since I 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
- Burdens down Lord
- Burdens down Lord
- Since I (laid) my burden down
- Lord, I'm feeling so much better,
- Since I laid my burden down.
- Lord, I'm feeling so much better,
- Since I laid my burden down.
- Burdens down Lord
- Burdens down Lord
- Since I (laid) my burden down
Recordings
| "Glory, Glory" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:TheByrdsGloryGlory.jpg
1971 German picture sleeve.
|
||||
| Single by The Byrds | ||||
| from the album Byrdmaniax | ||||
| B-side | "Citizen Kane" (US/UK) "I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician" (Europe) |
|||
| Released | August 20, 1971 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | January 17, 1971, Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Arthur Reynolds | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Melcher, Chris Hinshaw | |||
| The Byrds singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
- The Elders McIntorsh and Edwards' Sanctified Singers - "Since I Laid My Burden Down" (recorded Chicago, December 4, 1928)
- Blind Roosevelt Graves - "When I Lay My Burdens Down" (Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, recorded in 1936)
- Maddox Brothers and Rose - "When I Lay My Burden Down" (recorded between 1946 and 1951 and included on the compilation The Maddox Brothers and Rose - Vol. 1)
- The Soul Stirrers - "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" (1948)
- Odetta - "Glory, Glory" (Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues, 1956)
- The Big 3 - "Glory, Glory" (Live at the Recording Studio, 1964)
- Mississippi John Hurt - "Since I've Laid This Burden Down" (The Best of Mississippi John Hurt, 1966)
- Furry Lewis - "Lay My Burden Down" (Blues Magician, recorded 1969)
- Mississippi Fred McDowell "When I Lay My Burden Down" (c. 1970)
- Roy Acuff - "When I Lay My Burden Down" (Night Train to Memphis, 1970)[1]
- The Byrds - "Glory, Glory" (Byrdmaniax, 1971)
- Otha Turner - "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" (From Senegal to Senatobia, 1999)
- Dr. John with Mavis Staples and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - "Lay My Burden Down" (N'Awlinz Dis, Dat, or D'Udda, 2005)
- Larry Sparks - "Lay My Burden Down" (Transamerica, 2005)[2]
- City and Colour & The Coppertone - "When I Lay My Burden Down" ("Wood & Wires Productions", c. 2010)[3]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
- "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" performed live by Robert Sims and Odetta
- [1]
- Allmusic: review of The Byrds' version of "Glory, Glory"
- AMG: All performers of "Glory, Glory", "Glory Glory", "Lay My Burden Down"
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://woodandwiresproductions.com/2010/09/08/the-coppertone-city-and-colour/
