When I lay me down to die, going up to the spirit in the sky
“Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky”
Spirit in the Sky is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. Rolling Stone ranked Spirit in the Sky no. 333 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK. The song is also known for being one of the greatest and best selling one-hit wonders of all time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Sky
The Ancient of Days is a design by William Blake, originally published as the frontispiece to the 1794 work Europe a Prophecy. It draws its name from one of God's titles in the Book of Daniel and shows Urizen crouching in a circular design with a cloud-like background. His outstretched hand holds a compass over the darker void below. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_of_Days
Public domain image of a Watercolour etching by William Blake, The Ancient of Days (1794), via Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/4kRa
When I lay me down to die, going up to the spirit in the sky
“Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky”
Spirit in the Sky is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. Rolling Stone ranked Spirit in the Sky no. 333 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK. The song is also known for being one of the greatest and best selling one-hit wonders of all time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Sky
The Ancient of Days is a design by William Blake, originally published as the frontispiece to the 1794 work Europe a Prophecy. It draws its name from one of God's titles in the Book of Daniel and shows Urizen crouching in a circular design with a cloud-like background. His outstretched hand holds a compass over the darker void below. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_of_Days
Public domain image of a Watercolour etching by William Blake, The Ancient of Days (1794), via Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/4kRa