Glory, glory, Hallelujah   When I lay my burden down   Glory, glory, Hallelujah   When I lay my burden down      I was standin' by my window   On a cold and cloudy day   When I saw that hearse come rollin'   For to carry my mother away      Will the circle be unbroken   By and by, Lord, by and by   There?s a better home a-waitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      I said to the undertaker   "Undertaker, please drive slow   For this body you are holdin'   Oh, I hate to see here go"      Will the circle be unbroken   By and by, Lord, by and by   There?s a better home a-waitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      I followed close behind her   Tried to hold up and be brave   But I could not hide my sorrow   When they laid her in the grave      Will the circle be unbroken   By and by, Lord, by and by   There?s a better home a-waitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      I went back home, then my home was lonesome   Since mama, she was gone   All my brothers and sisters cryin'   What a home, home so sad and lone      Will the circle be unbroken   By and by, Lord, by and by   There?s a better home a-waitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      Glory, glory, Hallelujah   And I lay my burden down   Glory, glory, Hallelujah   And I lay my burden down