When I lay my burden down

Rise Again:

Gospel & Spirituals

p. 118

Alternate Title:

Lay my burdens down

First Line:

I’m going home to be with Jesus [meet my Savior] when I...

Artist & Tune

Tune:

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Version by Mississippi John Hurt

Version by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Version by The Maverick Saints

Version by The Angelic Gospel Singers

Version by The Williams Brothers

Reference

Genre:

Spirituals (African American)

Culture:

African-American

About the Song

This is a traditional African American spiritual that moved into Black gospel tradition ("Since I lay my burdens down") that emphasizes the present time release from burdens being laid down and also into white gospel tradition with lyrics that shift the focus more onto life in the hereafter.

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