Old Shaker Song

Simple Gifts
 Simple Gifts was written by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. in 1848. It was first published in
The Gift to be Simple: Shaker Rituals and Songs.


'Tis a gift to be simple,
'Tis a gift to be free,
'Tis a gift to come down
Where we ought to be
And when we find ourselves
In the place that's right
'Twill be in the valley
Of love and delight.

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