Another wonderful selection !! I am amazed by your ability to read us and know just what we are needing at this hour. Thank you so much! I have sung this song in choirs but never knew the back story. And this version is perfection!
Thank you Celia for spreading light into a gloomy world. I know the fog will soon dissipate and the sunshine will once again appear. Patience begets patience.
How lovely are you Celia. Every day we unwrap another nugget of history and learn a little bit more about our past .thank you. This song is beautiful. It made me cry, but then again, what doesn’t make me weep these days
A reverence for all life, everything a gift from God. Beautiful and profound truth also understood by many other cultures as in Buddhists and first world aboriginal cultures. So needed. Blessed be the Shakers, Elvis included.
Nothing is or ever has been “simple”. Human life can be joyful and rewarding but it can be difficult and full of sorrow. Attempts to remake or reshape human nature the top down by so “enlightened” leaders or “elders” is always doomed to fail. Only by engaging with and embracing the complexity and nuance of existence can we hope to survive and thrive
When i hear this song i appreciate its musicality. The melody is certainly appealing and beautiful. But to me its meaning is sad and dark. Its a funereal dirge, an omen , a warning about the folly of denying human nature
Another wonderful selection !! I am amazed by your ability to read us and know just what we are needing at this hour. Thank you so much! I have sung this song in choirs but never knew the back story. And this version is perfection!
Thank you Celia for spreading light into a gloomy world. I know the fog will soon dissipate and the sunshine will once again appear. Patience begets patience.
God bless
How lovely are you Celia. Every day we unwrap another nugget of history and learn a little bit more about our past .thank you. This song is beautiful. It made me cry, but then again, what doesn’t make me weep these days
Humanity is blessed to have been gifted such a beautiful tune and lyric.
There are so many wonderful performances and adaptations.
Here is Bernstein’s NY Phil performance of the Simple Gifts excerpt from Copland’s Appalachian Spring
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FMtCh0VuoKg
As a brass player, I’m partial to the arrangement for Wind Ensemble
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ApkzLu80ufg
I have always loved that song.
A reverence for all life, everything a gift from God. Beautiful and profound truth also understood by many other cultures as in Buddhists and first world aboriginal cultures. So needed. Blessed be the Shakers, Elvis included.
Fond memories of this song. Thanks for bringing memories of comfort and contentment Celia.🤗
Thank you. I know it. Its Divine
No question that it is beautiful and all I can think about is that yo yo is aligned with WEF.
Nothing is or ever has been “simple”. Human life can be joyful and rewarding but it can be difficult and full of sorrow. Attempts to remake or reshape human nature the top down by so “enlightened” leaders or “elders” is always doomed to fail. Only by engaging with and embracing the complexity and nuance of existence can we hope to survive and thrive
When i hear this song i appreciate its musicality. The melody is certainly appealing and beautiful. But to me its meaning is sad and dark. Its a funereal dirge, an omen , a warning about the folly of denying human nature
Peace flowing from God our Father & available through the gift of His son ... so simple, yet profound, a child can understand. Blessings.
Sublime version of voice and cello, thank you.
Beautiful.
https://delvezeau.substack.com/p/reason-that-rhymes-with-season?sd=pf
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Siimply beautiful!!
Best one yet!! LOVE YoYo Ma