Text:'Tis the Gift to Be Simple (Simple Gifts)
Tune:SIMPLE GIFTS

207. 'Tis the Gift to Be Simple (Simple Gifts)

Text Information
First Line: 'Tis the gift to be simple
Title: 'Tis the Gift to Be Simple (Simple Gifts)
Meter: Irr. w. refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Topic: God: Presence; God: Providence and Care; Jesus Christ: Resurrection and Reign
Source: Shaker song
Tune Information
Name: SIMPLE GIFTS
Meter: Irr. w. refrain
Source: Shaker melody


Text Information:

The Shaker movement, English, and American from 1774, celebrating the simple life, is lovingly encapsulated in this song


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