Format 10" 78rpm single Label Columbia 14277-D | Length 3:31 Producer(s) Frank B. Walker | |
A-side "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There" Recorded December 2, 1927; Dallas, TX | ||
"Lift Him Up That's All" is a gospel blues song recorded in 1927 by Washington Phillips (vocals and zither; 1880–1954).
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Description
The verses tell the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, found in the Gospel of John at 4:4-30.
The refrain draws from the Gospel of John at 12:32, often interpreted as a prophecy of the Crucifixion and/or the Resurrection of Jesus:
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
and runs as follows:
The song seems to have fallen into obscurity until revived in 2002 by the bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley.
Other songs
The refrain has some resemblances to that of the 1903 hymn "Lift Him Up" by Johnson Oatman, Jr., but the music and verses are different.
References
Lift Him Up That's All Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA