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Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)

Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)

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This article is about the spiritual song. For the patriotic anthem with the chorus "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah", see The Battle Hymn of the Republic. For other uses, see Glory, Glory (disambiguation).

"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. It is typically very melodically similar to another popular gospel song, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken".

Lyrics

Lyrically, the song has many variations, but the best-known version of the song (as performed by Odetta or Roy Acuff) opens with:

Glory glory, hallelujah
Since I laid my burden down
Glory glory, hallelujah
Since I laid my burden down

Selected recordings

Quick Facts Single by The Byrds, from the album Byrdmaniax ...

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