Here is an interesting link for Lord of the Dance … a Shaker hymn. I was thinking of that one and obviously was ready for the sack, rather than posting for I mentioned the prayer instead.
cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/o/r/lordoftd.htm
(My HS, maybe Prot, teacher at our parish HS;
was the first to introduce us to the Shakers.)
'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 'twill be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
'Tis the gift to be loved and that love to return,
'Tis the gift to be taught and a richer gift to learn,
And when we expect of others what we try to live each day,
Then we’ll all live together and we’ll all learn to say,
When true simplicity is gain’d,
To bow and to bend we shan’t be asham’d,
To turn, turn 'twill be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
'Tis the gift to have friends and a true friend to be,
'Tis the gift to think of others not to only think of “me”,
And when we hear what others really think and really feel,
Then we’ll all live together with a love that is real.
When true simplicity is gain’d,
To bow and to bend we shan’t be asham’d,
To turn, turn 'twill be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
shaker song - simple gifts - elder joseph brackett - 1848
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