Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Fourth Sabbath

'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,
Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.
"Simple Gifts," by Elder Joseph Brackett, 1848 (Traditional Shaker hymn and dance song.  Because at the end of the day, shouldn't they really be one and the same?)

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