Early Shaker Spirituals
United Society of Shakers
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CAT # 11661-0078-2
1. The Rolling Deep 2. I Hunger and Thirst 3. Come life, Shaker Life 4. On Zion's Holy Ground 5. Little Children 6. Down in the Lowly Vale 7. I'll Spend and Be Spent 8. The Gospel is Advancing 9. 'Tis the gift to be Simple 10. Low, low in this pretty path 11. I will walk with my children 12. Bow down, O Zion 13. Low down in the valley 14. I love Mother, I love her way 15. Who will bow and bend like the willow 16. I looked and lo a lamb 17. On learning songs 18. Let me have Mother's Gospel 19. With a new tongue 20. On Sister Paulina Springer 21. I never did believe 22. O holy Father 23. Yielding and simple 24. We must be meek 25. O brighter than the morning star 26. Farewell, earthly joy 27. Down to the deep and rolling river 28. My home, my sweet home in Zion 29. O the gospel of Mother 30. I bless the day 31. This gospel how precious 32. I feel the need of a deeper baptism 33. Gospel kindred, how I love you 34. Love is little 35. Love, more love 36. How lovely are the faithful souls 37. Where is the gem 38. Blessed, thrice blessed 39. O give me a little love 40. We will all go home with you
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The beauty and grace of Shaker culture is reflected in these authentic songs, rendered by members of the United Society of Shakers of Sabbathday Lake, Maine -- one of the few surviving Shaker communities in Maine. This collection of 40 19th century Shaker spirituals (including ''Tis the Gift to Be Simple') sung in traditional unaccompanied style is the only album available of the Shakers themselves singing their unique music.
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