Sunday, September 13, 2009

Blessing at Meal

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'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'tis the gift to come down where we 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,
by turning, turning we come out right.
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"Simple Gifts", Elder Joseph Brackett, 1848
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Gifts
Joseph Brackett's Simple Gifts http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/shakermusic4.htm The Five Browns: http://www.youtube.com/group/SimpleGifts#play/all/10/yudATA1XsyE (The Five Browns will be in our area performing in Lyceum, April 8, 2010.)

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