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Simple Gifts

Hymnal: WinS1996 #271 (1996) First Line: ’Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free Refrain First Line: When true simplicity is gained Lyrics: 1 '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, It will be in the valley of love and delight. Refrain: When true simplicity is gained, To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed, To turn, turn will be our delight, 'Til by turning, turning we come 'round right. 2 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be fair, 'Tis the gift to wake and breathe the morning air. To walk every day in the path we choose. 'Tis the gift that we pray we never, never lose. [Refrain] 3 'Tis the gift to be knowing, 'tis the gift to be kind, 'Tis the gift to wait to hear another's mind, That when we speak our feelings we might come out true, 'Tis the gift for me and the gift for you. [Refrain] 4 'Tis the gift to be loving, 'tis the best gift of all, Like the warm spring rain bringing beauty when it falls, And as we use this gift we might come to believe it is better to give than it is to receive. [Refrain] Topics: Children; Freedom; Gifts; Kindness; Listening; Love; Simplicity Tune Title: ['Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free[

George Fox

Author: Sydney Carter Hymnal: WinS1996 #272 (1996) First Line: There's a light that is shining in the heart of a man Refrain First Line: Walk in the light, wherever you may be Lyrics: 1 There's a light that is shining in the heart of a man, It's the light that was shining when the world began, There's a light that is shining in the Turk and the Jew And a light that is shining, friend, in me and in you. Refrain: Walk in the light, wherever you may be, Walk in the light, wherever you may be! "In my old leather breeches and my shaggy, shaggy locks, I am walking in the glory of the light," said Fox! 2 "With a book and a steeple, with a bell and a key They would bind it forever but they can't," said he. "Oh, the book it will perish and the steeple will fall But the light will be shining at the end of it all." 3 "If we give you a pistol, will; you fight for the Lord?" "But you can't kill the Devil with a gun or sword!" "Will you swear on the Bible?" "I will not!" said he, "For the truth is more holy than the book, to me." [Refrain] 4 There's an ocean of darkness and I drown in the night Till I come through the darkness to the ocean of light, For the light is forever and the light it is free "And I walk in the glory of the light," said he. [Refrain] Topics: Children; Commitment; Darkness; George Fox; Inner light; Integrity; Light; Night; Obedience; Peace; Quaker history; Truth Tune Title: [There's a light that is shining in the heart of a man]

Once to Every Soul and Nation

Author: James Russell Lowell Hymnal: WinS1996 #273 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Once to every soul and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood For the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new Messiah Offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by for ever 'Twixt that darkness and that light. 2 Then to side with truth is noble, When we share its wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, And 'tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave soul chooses, While the coward stands aside, Till the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. 3 By the light of burning martyrs, Jesus' bleeding feet we track, Toiling up new Calvarys ever With the cross that turns not back; New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still, and onward, Who would keep abreast of truth. 4 Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet 'tis truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong, Yet that scaffold sways the future, And, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow Keeping watch beside His own. Topics: Commitment; Cross; Darkness; God's Care; Integrity; Justice; Light; Truth Tune Title: EBENEZER (TON Y-BOTEL)

Within the Shelter of Our Walls

Author: Elinor Lennen Hymnal: WinS1996 #274 (1996) Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Within the shelter of our walls, Be present, Lord, to guide. Where work is planned, where pleasure calls, Where hearts keep holy festivals, Find welcome, and abide. 2 Transform our spirits as we learn Thy loving discipline. When tasks are hard or duty stern, Give us the wisdom to discern Thy comradeship within. 3 Make daily bread a sacrament Which thou, O Lord, might share. Give conversation high intent; Our daily strength for thee be spent With thought and loving care. Topics: God within; Home; Integrity; Love; Sacrament; Simplicity Languages: English Tune Title: REST

We Worship God in Many Ways

Author: Anne Forinash Friend Hymnal: WinS1996 #275 (1996) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Commitment; Equality; God's Love; Integrity; Joy; Quaker author; Sharing; Silence; Truth Tune Title: AZMON

We Are Dancing Sarah's Circle

Author: Carole Ann Etzler Hymnal: WinS1996 #276 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.5 Topics: African-American spiritual African-American spiritual; Children Sarah's Circle; Equality; Human Family Tune Title: JACOB'S LADDER

My Thoughts Are As Free

Author: Elizabeth Bennett Hymnal: WinS1996 #277 (1996) First Line: My thoughts are as free (Die Gedanken sind frei) Topics: Children; Darkness; Equality; Freedom; German Languages: English; German Tune Title: DIE GEDANKEN

Under One Sky

Author: Ruth Pelham Hymnal: WinS1996 #278 (1996) First Line: Well, we're people Refrain First Line: We're all a family under one sky Topics: Children; Equality; Human Family Tune Title: [Well, we're people]

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Author: James Weldon Johnson Hymnal: WinS1996 #279 (1996) Lyrics: 1 Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. 2 Stony the road we trod, bitter the chast'ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our parents sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path thro' the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last Where the bright gleam of our bright star is cast. 3 God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who hast brought us thus far on the way; Thou who hast by thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee; Shadowed beneath thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, true to our native land. Topics: Commitment; Darkness; Equality; Faith; Freedom; God's power; Hope; Joy; Light; Singing (or Song) Tune Title: LIFT EVERY VOICE

Everything Possible

Author: Fred Small Hymnal: WinS1996 #280 (1996) First Line: We have cleared off the table Refrain First Line: You can be anybody you want to be Topics: Children; Equality; Love; Lullaby; Singing (or Song) Languages: English Tune Title: [We have cleared off the table]