Thread: Re: Witnesses to History

"Joseph Littleshoes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tis a gift.
>
> http://www.bu.edu/av/musiclibrary/FA...-Section_3.mp3
>
>
Thanks JL,

Now I know why I didn't get rid of my old sub-woofer when I got my new
computer. Beautiful!

gene

> 'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free
> 'Tis a gift to come down where you want to be
> And when you have come down to the place just right
> It will be in the valley of love and delight!
>
> Chorus:
> When true simplicity is gained,
> To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed,
> To turn, to turn will be our delight,
> 'Til by turning, turning we come 'round right.
>
> 'Tis a gift to be gentle, 'tis a gift to be fair,
> 'Tis a gift to wake and breathe the morning air.
> To walk every day in the path that we choose,
> 'Tis a gift we pray, we may never lose.
>
> (Repeat Chorus)
>
> 'Tis a gift to be knowing, 'tis a gift to be kind,
> 'Tis a gift to wait and hear another's mind,
> That when we speak our feelings we might come out true,
> 'Tis a gift for me and a gift for you.
>
> (Repeat Chorus)
>
> 'Tis a gift to be loving, 'tis the best gift of all,
> Like a warm spring rain bringing beauty when it falls,
> And when we use this gift we may come to believe,
> It is better to give than it is to receive.
> --
> Joseph Littleshoes

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> Tis a gift.
>
> http://www.bu.edu/av/musiclibrary/FA...-Section_3.mp3
>
> 'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free
> 'Tis a gift to come down where you want to be
> And when you have come down to the place just right
> It will be in the valley of love and delight!
>
> Chorus:
> When true simplicity is gained,
> To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed,
> To turn, to turn will be our delight,
> 'Til by turning, turning we come 'round right.

We sing this song in church (Unitarian). Thanks for the link it sounds
beautiful.

Becca

Becca wrote:
> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
>> Tis a gift.
>>
>> http://www.bu.edu/av/musiclibrary/FA...-Section_3.mp3
>>
>> 'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free
>> 'Tis a gift to come down where you want to be
>> And when you have come down to the place just right
>> It will be in the valley of love and delight!
>>
>> Chorus:
>> When true simplicity is gained,
>> To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed,
>> To turn, to turn will be our delight,
>> 'Til by turning, turning we come 'round right.
>
>
> We sing this song in church (Unitarian). Thanks for the link it sounds
> beautiful.
>
> Becca

Pretty tune, i was unaware of any lyrics or its history other than as a
piece by Copeland until the elderly relative began singing along with it
yesterday during the inauguration.

She remembered the first verse and i googled the rest.
--
JL

> Pretty tune, i was unaware of any lyrics or its history other than as a
> piece by Copeland until the elderly relative began singing along with it
> yesterday during the inauguration.
>
> She remembered the first verse and i googled the rest.

Shaker hymn.

On Jan 21, 3:36*pm, Becca <BeccaNOS...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> > Tis a gift.
>
> >http://www.bu.edu/av/musiclibrary/FA...d-Appalachian_...
>
> > 'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free
> > 'Tis a gift to come down where you want to be
> > And when you have come down to the place just right
> > It will be in the valley of love and delight!
>
> > Chorus:
> > When true simplicity is gained,
> > To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed,
> > To turn, to turn will be our delight,
> > 'Til by turning, turning we come 'round right.
>
> We sing this song in church (Unitarian). *Thanks for the link it sounds
> beautiful.
>
> Becca

You a UU? I a Jew! I think UUs are fabulous folks. Are you
offended by UU jokes? I'm sending a joke-a-day to a friend of mine
who is terminally ill. She (agnostic) likes the UU jokes best!
Lynn in Fargo

Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> On Jan 21, 3:36 pm, Becca <BeccaNOS...@hal-pc.org> wrote:

>> We sing this song in church (Unitarian). Thanks for the link it sounds
>> beautiful.
>>
>> Becca


> You a UU? I a Jew! I think UUs are fabulous folks. Are you
> offended by UU jokes? I'm sending a joke-a-day to a friend of mine
> who is terminally ill. She (agnostic) likes the UU jokes best!
> Lynn in Fargo

Yes, I am a UU, and I am not offended by UU jokes. lol Sorry about your
friend who is terminally ill. It is nice of you to brighten her day.

Becca

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:51:16 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> You a UU?
>
> What's a UU?
>
>
Universal Unitarian

Dave wrote on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:21:58 -0800:

> sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:51:16 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> You a UU?
>>
>> What's a UU?
>>
>Universal Unitarian

I thought it was Unitarian Universalist but who cares?
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> Dave wrote on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:21:58 -0800:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:51:16 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You a UU?
>>>
>>> What's a UU?
>>>
>> Universal Unitarian
>
> I thought it was Unitarian Universalist but who cares?

Actually, I think you're correct...

"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> What's a UU?
>>>
>>Universal Unitarian
>
> I thought it was Unitarian Universalist but who cares?
> --

Ukrainian Undertakers

Urban Uruguayans

In article <qEMel.1967$[email protected]>,
"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dave wrote on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:21:58 -0800:
>
> > sf wrote:
> >> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:51:16 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You a UU?
> >>
> >> What's a UU?
> >>
> >Universal Unitarian
>
> I thought it was Unitarian Universalist but who cares?

Well, I care, but not too much, as long as you get the UU in the correct
order.

:-)

It's one of those modom things (a palindrome, UU is spelled the same
forwards or backwards).

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

Dan wrote:

>>>>> You a UU?
>>>>
>>>> What's a UU?
>>>>
>>> Universal Unitarian
>>
>> I thought it was Unitarian Universalist but who cares?
>
> Well, I care, but not too much, as long as you get the UU in the correct
> order.
>
> :-)
>
> It's one of those modom things (a palindrome, UU is spelled the same
> forwards or backwards).

Whew! I was afraid I'd have to do some UUdecoding.

Bob

In article <[email protected]>,
Becca <[email protected]> wrote:

> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> > On Jan 21, 3:36 pm, Becca <BeccaNOS...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>
> >> We sing this song in church (Unitarian). Thanks for the link it sounds
> >> beautiful.
> >>
> >> Becca
>
>
> > You a UU? I a Jew! I think UUs are fabulous folks. Are you
> > offended by UU jokes? I'm sending a joke-a-day to a friend of mine
> > who is terminally ill. She (agnostic) likes the UU jokes best!
> > Lynn in Fargo
>
> Yes, I am a UU, and I am not offended by UU jokes. lol Sorry about your
> friend who is terminally ill. It is nice of you to brighten her day.

There are some things in common between Jews and UUs, and some things
that are different that make them compatible. I've noticed that when
Jews don't have a place to worship (remodel or new synogague), that they
often worship in UU churches.

ObJoke:

[heard at a UU church camp from a 16 year old girl]

Q: How many UUs at a church camp does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None! UUs at a church camp screw in sleeping bags!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

Dan Abel wrote:

> There are some things in common between Jews and UUs, and some things
> that are different that make them compatible. I've noticed that when
> Jews don't have a place to worship (remodel or new synogague), that they
> often worship in UU churches.
>
> ObJoke:
>
> [heard at a UU church camp from a 16 year old girl]
>
> Q: How many UUs at a church camp does it take to screw in a light bulb?
> A: None! UUs at a church camp screw in sleeping bags!


ROFL

Becca