Simple Gifts

We had enrichment night tonight and among the many wonderful things that were spoken and stood out in my mind, this one in particular I wanted to post about. This is a very old song written by Joseph Brackett in Maine in 1848. Here are the lyrics and you can click on the link at the bottom to hear the arrangement by Aaron Copeland. I love it!

'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 out right.

Simple Gifts - Aaron Copeland