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I'll Fly Away
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Verse 1
Some glad morning, when this life is over,
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
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away
Verse 2
When the shadows, of this life have grown,
I'll fly away
Like a bird from prison bars has flown
I'll fly away
Verse 3
Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joys shall never end
I'll fly away
1932 © Music and Lyrics by Albert E. Brumley
SONG ORIGIN
It was in 1929 that Brumley actually composed "I'll Fly Away". He recalled that
he was picking cotton and singing the popular song, "If I Had The Wings Of An
Angel". Suddenly, he thought about flying away. (3)
Quote, "actually, I was dreaming of flying away from that cotton field when I
wrote I'll Fly Away". That thought, of course, like the thoughts that underlay
all his many songs, was based upon his own deep spiritual convictions.(3)
Mr. Brumley had tried his hand at writing music for a number of years but for
the most part this had been just for his own pleasure. Goldie encouraged him to
try to have more of his songs published. Albert agreed to try to sell one of his
songs and I'll Fly Away was mailed to the Hartford Music Company one hot
afternoon in July of 1932. Goldie was right and the Hartford Music Company
published the song in the book, The Wonderful Message. The song began to gain
national recognition while numerous others began asking to be allowed to use it
in their church books. At the time that the song was accepted and published he
was working in his father-in-law's general store for a dollar a day and was then
shortly afterward employed by Hartford as a $12.50 a month staff writer (3)
AUTHOR BIO
Albert E. Brumley Born Spiro, Ok Oct 29, 1905
Died Springfield, MO Nov 15, 1977 (3)
1976- A.E. Brumley received trophy for "I'll Fly Away" for recognition of the
song being the most recorded gospel song in history.(1)
The song' "I'll Fly Away" became Mr. Brumley's most recorded song.(2)
"I'll Fly Away" was inducted into the SESAC Hall of Fame in 1986. It has been
recorded over 500 times at time of induction.(2)
Over the Years many musical artists have made this song a classic hit, here
are just a few...
Andy Griffith (Somebody Bigger Than You and I)
Kanye West (The College Dropout, 2004)
Crystal Gayle
Alan Jackson (Precious Memories, 2006)
Johnny Cash (My Mother's Hymn Book, 2004)
Jars of Clay (Redemption Songs, 2005)
Avalon (Faith: A Hymns Collection, 2006)
Bob Marley & the Wailers (Burnin', 1973)
Ian Matthews/Plainsong (In Search of Amelia Earhart, 1972)
Other Unique information
1. The television series I'll Fly Away was named after the hymn.
2. The hymn is on the soundtrack of Spike Lee's film "When the Levees
Broke."
3. This hymn was played on the final episode of the series 7th Heaven. It
was played and sung by Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch.
4. Hot Buttered Rum performed "I'll Fly Away" at the Great American
Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on February 5th, 2005.
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WEBSITES
1.
http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/brumley.html
2.
http://www.brumleymusic.com/bio.html
3.
http://www.hurricanebrassband.nl/Repertoire%20ill%20fly%20away.htm
4.
http://www.popularhymns.com/ill_fly_away.php
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