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Glory, Glory Hallelujah

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Glory, glory hallelujah! Since I laid my burdens down

Tune: [Glory, glory, hallelujah] (Spiritual)
Published in 13 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Since I laid my burdens down.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Since I laid my burdens down!

2 Friends don't treat me like they used to
Since I laid my burdens down.
Friends don't treat me like they used to
Since I laid my burdens down!

3 I'm goin' home to live with Jesus
Since I laid my burdens down.
I'm goin' home to live with Jesus
Since I laid my burdens down!

4 I feel better, so much better
Since I laid my burdens down.
I feel better, so much better
Since I laid my burdens down!

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #410

Text Information

First Line: Glory, glory hallelujah! Since I laid my burdens down
Title: Glory, Glory Hallelujah
Meter: 15.15
Source: Negro Spiritual
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
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African American Heritage Hymnal #500

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Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #389

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #404

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Lift Every Voice and Sing II #130

TextAudio

Lift Up Your Hearts #710

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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #410

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Singing the Living Tradition #201

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Songs of Zion #98

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The New Century Hymnal #2

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The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #31

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This Far By Faith #148

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Total Praise #505

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Zion still Sings #117

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