Tis a Gift to be Simple, Shaker hymn

‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free;
‘Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be;
And when we find ourselves in the place that's right,
We will be in the valley of Love and Delight.

When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shall not be ashamed;
To turn, turn shall be a delight,
Till by turning, turning we come around right.

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This song was on a CD of lullabys we had when the kids were babies.

I learned it and sang it to them when I was rocking them to sleep.

It was later replaced by Summertime.