I’ll Fly Away

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Jars of Clay’s rendition of the famous Alfred E. Brumley gospel hymn from 1929. The song is said to be the most recorded gospel song. It is often sung in church services… Read More

Mar. 22, 20051 viewer

I’ll Fly Away Lyrics

[Chorus]
I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye
I'll fly away

[Verse 1]
Some bright morning, when this life is o'er
I'll fly away
To a land on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away

[Verse 2]
When the shadows of this life have grown
I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls
I'll fly, I'll fly away

[Chorus]
And I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye
I'll fly away

[Verse 3]
O, how glad and happy when we meet
I'll fly away
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I'll fly away

[Chorus]
And I'll fly away, O Glory
I'll fly away
When I die Hallelujah bye and bye
I'll fly away!

[Verse 4]
Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joys will never end
I'll fly away

[Chorus]
I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye
I'll, I'll fly away
I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye
I'll fly, I'll fly away
I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye
I'll fly away
Yeah, I'll fly away
I'll fly away

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Jars of Clay’s rendition of the famous Alfred E. Brumley gospel hymn from 1929.

The song is said to be the most recorded gospel song. It is often sung in church services as a hymn and played at funerals.

It has been recorded over 1,000 times by artists ranging from Johnny Cash to Kanye West. More notably, it was sampled without permission on Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' tribute song “I’ll Be Missing You”, which was settled in a lawsuit.