When home this weekend I have been listening to NPR & several times there have been tributes to the music played for President Obama's inauguration. The magic of music tends to be that it resonates within one's soul . The lyrics are important too and the combinations of words & sounds is undeniably powerful.
From "Simple Gifts" by Elder Joseph Brackett:
' Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and bend we shan't be asham'd,
To turn , turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
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