Song 27 in Easy Piano for Adults and Seniors · Song 36 in Ukulele for Beginners
Simple Gifts
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Piano
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Ukulele
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All the words
'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 gained,
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.
About this song
- Music
- Joseph Brackett (1797–1882)
- Words
- Joseph Brackett (1797–1882)
- First published
- 1848 (Shaker manuscript, Alfred, Maine); words printed 1848–1850s in Shaker hymnals
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US, UK and EU. The arrangement and recordings belong to the book.