tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post5573485765775691122..comments2024-03-19T11:10:46.517+00:00Comments on Eccles is saved: Bad hymns 1Eccleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357168852208499013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-9631156824560945562013-02-13T02:32:09.379+00:002013-02-13T02:32:09.379+00:00In defense of the Shakers, they composed the tune ...In defense of the Shakers, they composed the tune but had different lyrics:<br />"tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free<br />tis a gift to come down where you ought to be<br />and when we find ourselves in the place just right<br />'twill be in the valley of love and delight.<br />When true simplicity is gained, <br />to bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed.<br />to turn, turn will be our delight<br />til by turning, turning, we come round right."<br /><br />I'm not saying these lyrics make much more sense, but at least they don't create silly mental images of the Lord.Daria Sockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757677035826817918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-83953250743232989802013-02-06T14:09:52.084+00:002013-02-06T14:09:52.084+00:00We played the flute for you, and you did not dance...We played the flute for you, and you did not dance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-71161041120055977022012-11-03T15:36:27.674+00:002012-11-03T15:36:27.674+00:00The Lord Of The Dance hymn originated with the Ame...The Lord Of The Dance hymn originated with the American Shaker sect. They used dancing to induce a trance state for worship. <br />They say dancing supposedly leads to sex. It didn't work that way with the Shakers. They were celibate, and as a result, there are no more Shakers. Steve "scotju" Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864544146213840928noreply@blogger.com