[Dialogue] Simple Gifts (lord of the dance)

[Carol Crow]

We sing "Simple Gifts" here at Songaia regularly and were delighted  
to hear it yesterday!  John Williams did a nice arrangement!

Carol


On Jan 21, 2009, at 9:38 AM, KarenBueno at aol.com wrote:

> Thanks for the lyrics to Simple Gifts!  Personally, I like them  
> better than the Lord of the Dance lyrics, which are sung more often.
>
> Karen Bueno
>
> In a message dated 1/21/2009 10:23:39 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
> PSchrijnen at aol.com writes:
> Simple Gifts" is an 1848 Shaker song by Elder Joseph Brackett.
> It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Though often  
> classified as an anonymous Shaker hymn or as a work song, it is  
> better classified as a dance song.
>
> Contents
>
>
> The composer
>
> Elder Joseph Brackett was born in Cumberland, Maine, on May 6,  
> 1797. He first joined the Shakers at Gorham, Maine, when his  
> father's farm helped to form the nucleus of a new Shaker  
> settlement. In 1819, Joseph moved with the other Shakers to Poland  
> Hill, Maine. He later served as first minister of Maine Shaker  
> societies, as well as Church Elder at New Gloucester, Maine, now  
> known as Sabbathday Lake, the last remaining Shaker community.  
> Elder Joseph Brackett died on July 4, 1882.[1]
>
>
> The lyrics
>
> "Simple Gifts" was written by Elder Joseph while he was at the  
> Shaker community in Alfred, Maine in 1848. These are the lyrics to  
> his one-verse song:
>
> 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
> 'Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
> And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
> 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
> When true simplicity is gain'd,
> To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,
> To turn, turn will be our delight,
> Till by turning, turning we come round right.
> With thanks to Wikipedia,
>
> Paul
>
>
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