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1916© Music and Lyrics by Charles
Albert Tindley
Charles Albert Tindley * near Berlin, Md Jul 7, 1851
† Philadelphia, PA Jul 26, 1933
He was born a slave and became "the Father of Gospel Music"
The actual tirle of the song is: Leave it There.
Tindley is known as one of the “founding fathers of American Gospel music.” The
son of slaves, he taught himself to read and write at age 17. He was a driven
young man, working as a janitor while attending night school, and earning his
divinity degree through a correspondence course. In 1902, he became pastor of
the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the church
where he had earlier been the janitor. At the time of Tindley’s death, his
church had 12,500 members. The Tindley Temple United Methodist Church in
Philadelphia was named after him. Tindley’s “I’ll Overcome Some Day” was the
basis for the American civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,” popularized in
the 1960’s.i1
Lyrics:
If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold,
And you have to get along with meager fare,
Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain
Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out.
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain
When your enemies assail and your heart begins to fail,
Don’t forget that God in heaven answers prayer;
He will make a way for you and will lead you safely through.
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Refrain
When your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
And your body bends beneath the weight of care;
He will never leave you then, He’ll go with you to the end.
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
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