Since I Laid My Burden Down

==General Information==
Performer: Elders McIntorsh and Edwards' Sanctified Singers 
Instrumentation: Guitar-McIntorsh; Edwards, Tambourine-Bessie Johnson; Melinda Taylor
Date of recording: 1928
Record label: Okeh
Serial #: 8698 (w402160)
==Summary==
(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music)
"GLORY, HALLELUJAH, SINCE I LAID MY BURDEN DOWN. SICKNESS, TROUBLE WILL BE OVER WHEN I LAY MY BURDEN DOWN." (10).
==Information On This Song==
This variety of Religious Song is common. A basic chorus is established, then interchangeable verses are added, very much like a Song. This is also a good example of early Gospel 
==Albums Featuring This Song==
* The Anthology Of American Folk Music
* Memphis Gospel
* Spreading The Word
* Goodbye, Babylon (album)
* Great Gospel Performers
Category:Religious Music
Category:The Anthology Of American Folk Music