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Burden Down

Title

Date

Format

RSCS Track No.

NIB

Vocalist

Voice Type

Composer

Uniform Title

When I Lay My Burden Down

Album Title

Up with Downs: Marion Downs Sing Negro Spirituals

Publisher/Distributor Name & Number

Century Records

Date

URL

https://www.discogs.com/release/12683894-Marion-Downs-Up-With-Downs

Citation

Downs, Marion, “Burden Down,” The Spirituals Database, accessed September 16, 2025, http://www.spirituals-database.com/omeka/items/show/40053.

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