"Leave It There" is a Christian hymn composed in 1916 by African-American Methodist minister Charles A. Tindley. It has become popular enough to have been included in 12 hymnals; and even to be attributed to "traditional" or "anonymous".
The title is sometimes given as "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There" or as "Take Your Burden to the Lord" or as "Take Your Burden", words taken from the song's refrain; the plurals "burdens" and "them" are sometimes used, and "God" instead of "the Lord"
The song was published in 1921 in the song book "Gospel Pearls".
Probably the oldest recording is by a Seventh-day Adventist choir from Atlanta, Georgia.
(o) Seventh Day Adventists Choir (1926) (as "Take Thy Burden To The Lord")
Recorded November 3, 1926 in Atlanta, GA
Released on Columbia 14178-D
"Take Thy Burden to the Lord" by the Seventh Day Adventists' Choir begins with spoken prayers and invocations by Brother Hubbard, his shouted exhortations of "yeah!" appearing intermittently once the uptempo male and female choir sung remainder of the song has begun, the choir urging their listeners to place their faith in God in their times of troubles:-
If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold
And you have to get along with meagre fare
Just remember, in his Word, how He feeds the little bird
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there
Leave it there, oh, 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
Leave it there, oh, 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
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Only 5 days later another recording of this hymn was made in New York City
(c) Blind Joe Taggart (1926) (as "Take Your Burden To The Lord")
Recorded November 8, 1926 in New York City
Released on Vocalion 1061
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(c) Ruth Donaldson & Helen Jepsen (1927) (as "Leave It There")
Recorded June 16, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota
Released on Gennett 6241
Rev E.D. Campbell included one chorus of "Take Your Burdens To The Lord" in his sermon "Saul of Taurus")
(c) Rev. E. D. Campbell (1927) (as "Saul of Taurus")
Recorded November 11, 1927 in Chicago
Released on Victor 21642
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(c) Washington Phillips (1927) (as "Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There")
Recorded December 2, 1927 in Dallas, Texas
Released on Columbia 14277-D
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(c) Pace Jubilee Singers with Hattie Parker (1928) (as "Leave It There")
Recorded June 30, 1928 in Chicago
Released on Victor 21551
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(c) Blind Willie Johnson (1929) (as "Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There")
Recorded December 11, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Realeased on Columbia 14520-D
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The hymn "Take Your Burden To The Lord" was reinvented in more recent years as "Death Is Not The End" by Bob Dylan and covered by Nick Cave, among others.
(c) Bob Dylan (1983) (as "Death Is Not The End")
Recorded May 2, 1983 during the Infidels sessions in the Power Station studio in New York City
Released in 1988 on the album Down In The Groove.
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But the tune to all of the versions above bears an unmistakable resemblance to "When the Roll is Called up Yonder", especially in the arrangement preceding the chorus.
"When the Roll is Called up Yonder" was written in 1893 by James Black and "Leave It There" was written in 1916 by Charles A. Tindley.
It makes you wonder if "Leave It There" was an unconciously influenced by James Black’s tune.
"When the Roll is Called up Yonder" was published in 1894 in the song book Pentecostal Hymns No 1
Probably first recorded in 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(o) Harry MacDonough & Haydn Quartet (1906)
(as "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There")
Recorded April 4, 1906 in Philadelphia, PS
Released on Victor 4689
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(c) Johnny Cash (1975) (as "When the Roll is Called up Yonder")
Recorded June 18, 1974 in House of Cash Studios in Hendersonville.
Released on the album Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories
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