Simple Gifts Lyrics

Song	Simple Gifts
Artist	Christopher Parkening
Album	Christopher Parkening: The Great Recordings
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[00:01.55]	Simple Gifts
[00:06.44]	Shaker Hymn赞美诗, 圣歌
[00:09.70]	Artists: Lisbeth Scott/Andrew Findon/Dirk Campbell
[00:13.93]	Album:State of Grace(Paul Schwartz)
[00:16.95]	Written by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. in 1848
[00:21.01]
[00:26.96]	Simple Gifts was a work song sung by the United Society of
[00:33.44]	Believers in Christ's Second Appearing (more commonly called
[00:39.56]	the Shakers,an offshoot of the Quakers), whose last community
[00:45.60]	in America (Hancock Village) died in 1960. It is now a museum.
[00:52.28]
[01:17.07]	'Tis the gift to be simple,
[01:18.80]	'Tis the gift to be free,
[01:20.94]	'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
[01:25.07]	And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
[01:28.77]	It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[01:32.63]
[01:33.32]	When true simplicity is gained,
[01:37.15]	to bow and to bend, we shan't be ashamed
[01:41.22]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[01:44.90]	'Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[01:48.88]
[01:49.53]	When true simplicity is gained,
[01:53.41]	to bow and to bend, we shan't be ashamed
[01:57.38]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[02:00.97]	'Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[02:05.32]
[03:05.39]	'Tis the gift to be simple,
[03:06.34]	'Tis the gift to be free,
[03:08.62]	'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
[03:12.80]	And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
[03:16.41]	It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[03:20.48]
[03:21.08]	When true simplicity is gained,
[03:24.52]	to bow and to bend, we shan't be ashamed
[03:28.82]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[03:32.37]	'Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[03:36.66]
[03:37.20]	When true simplicity is gained,
[03:41.02]	to bow and to bend, we shan't be ashamed
[03:44.99]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[03:48.67]	'Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[03:53.38]

[00:01.55]	Simple Gifts
[00:06.44]	Shaker Hymn zan mei shi, sheng ge
[00:09.70]	Artists: Lisbeth Scott Andrew Findon Dirk Campbell
[00:13.93]	Album: State of Grace Paul Schwartz
[00:16.95]	Written by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. in 1848
[00:21.01]
[00:26.96]	Simple Gifts was a work song sung by the United Society of
[00:33.44]	Believers in Christ' s Second Appearing more commonly called
[00:39.56]	the Shakers, an offshoot of the Quakers, whose last community
[00:45.60]	in America Hancock Village died in 1960. It is now a museum.
[00:52.28]
[01:17.07]	' Tis the gift to be simple,
[01:18.80]	' Tis the gift to be free,
[01:20.94]	' Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
[01:25.07]	And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
[01:28.77]	It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[01:32.63]
[01:33.32]	When true simplicity is gained,
[01:37.15]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[01:41.22]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[01:44.90]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[01:48.88]
[01:49.53]	When true simplicity is gained,
[01:53.41]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[01:57.38]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[02:00.97]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[02:05.32]
[03:05.39]	' Tis the gift to be simple,
[03:06.34]	' Tis the gift to be free,
[03:08.62]	' Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
[03:12.80]	And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
[03:16.41]	It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[03:20.48]
[03:21.08]	When true simplicity is gained,
[03:24.52]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[03:28.82]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[03:32.37]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[03:36.66]
[03:37.20]	When true simplicity is gained,
[03:41.02]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[03:44.99]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[03:48.67]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[03:53.38]

[00:01.55]	Simple Gifts
[00:06.44]	Shaker Hymn zàn měi shī, shèng gē
[00:09.70]	Artists: Lisbeth Scott Andrew Findon Dirk Campbell
[00:13.93]	Album: State of Grace Paul Schwartz
[00:16.95]	Written by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. in 1848
[00:21.01]
[00:26.96]	Simple Gifts was a work song sung by the United Society of
[00:33.44]	Believers in Christ' s Second Appearing more commonly called
[00:39.56]	the Shakers, an offshoot of the Quakers, whose last community
[00:45.60]	in America Hancock Village died in 1960. It is now a museum.
[00:52.28]
[01:17.07]	' Tis the gift to be simple,
[01:18.80]	' Tis the gift to be free,
[01:20.94]	' Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
[01:25.07]	And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
[01:28.77]	It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[01:32.63]
[01:33.32]	When true simplicity is gained,
[01:37.15]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[01:41.22]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[01:44.90]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[01:48.88]
[01:49.53]	When true simplicity is gained,
[01:53.41]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[01:57.38]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[02:00.97]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[02:05.32]
[03:05.39]	' Tis the gift to be simple,
[03:06.34]	' Tis the gift to be free,
[03:08.62]	' Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
[03:12.80]	And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
[03:16.41]	It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[03:20.48]
[03:21.08]	When true simplicity is gained,
[03:24.52]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[03:28.82]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[03:32.37]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[03:36.66]
[03:37.20]	When true simplicity is gained,
[03:41.02]	to bow and to bend, we shan' t be ashamed
[03:44.99]	To turn, turn, will be our delight,
[03:48.67]	' Til by turning, turning, we come round right.
[03:53.38]

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