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Thread #7414   Message #1082106
Posted By: Joe Offer
29-Dec-03 - 11:31 PM
Thread Name: Origins: I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley)
Subject: ADD Version: I'll Fly Away - Albert E. Brumley
The DT version of "I'll Fly Away" is somewhat different from what's published in the Brumley songbooks. Here's the original version:

I'LL FLY AWAY
Original version
(Albert E. Brumley 1932)

Some glad morning, when this life is o'er
I'll fly away,
To a home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away.

CHORUS:
I'll fly away (O glory)
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah by and by,
I'll fly away.

When the shadows of this life have grown
Like a bird from prison bars has flown

Just a few more weary days and then
To a land where joys shall never end


...and the DT Version:

I'LL FLY AWAY
(Albert E. Brumley)

One bright morning, when this life is o'er
I'll fly away,
To that home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away.

cho: I'll fly away (O glory)
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye,
I'll fly away, fly away.

When the shadows of this life have gone
Like a bird from prison bars has flown

Just a few more weary days and then
To a land where joys shall never end

@gospel @religion
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