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Eight Shaker Songs

Song Cycle by Lyell Cresswell (b. 1944)

1. The bugle

Language: English 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 19th century Shaker text

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2. Song of Humility

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 19th century Shaker text

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3. Dismission of the Devil  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Be joyful, be joyful,
Be joyful, be joyful,
For Old Ugly is going.
Good riddance, good riddance
Good riddance we say,
And don't you never come here again.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Dismission of the Devil", 19th century Shaker text

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4. Verdant groves  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Here we walk in the verdant groves
Where lilies fair are growing.
Here is love and sweet repose
And gentle rivers flowing.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Verdant groves", 19th century Shaker text

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5. Funeral hymn

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 19th century Shaker text

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6. Keep the fire a‑burning  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Keep the fire a-burning 
Keep the wheel a-turning 
Never mind the squirming 
Of the Old Deceiver. 

He's got to feel the strong rack 
He's got to stand a-w-a-y back 
He cannot walk the pure track 
Of a good Believer.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 19th century Shaker text

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7. Walk softly  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
When we assemble here to worship God,
To sing his praises & to hear his word
  We will walk softly.

With purity of heart and with clean hands,
Our souls are free, we're free from Satan's bands,
  We will walk softly.

While we are passing through the sacred door,
Into the fold where Christ has gone before,
  We will walk softly.

We'll worship and bow down, we will rejoice,
And when we hear the Shepherd's gentle voice,
  We will walk softly.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Walk softly", 19th century Shaker text

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8. Vision song  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Unknown Language 
O werekin werekin catry catry
Werekin werekin catry co
O werekin werekin catry catry
Werekin werekin catry coo.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 19th century Shaker text

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Total word count: 188
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