Artist & Tune
Version by Mississippi John Hurt
Version by Bernice Johnson Reagon
Version by The Maverick Saints
Version by The Williams Brothers
Version by Alison Krauss
Version by Doc Watson
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.