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Thread #77320 Message #1378590
Posted By: Bob Bolton
13-Jan-05 - 07:12 PM
Thread Name: Your Shaker Collection
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection
G'day again WYSIWYG,
Hmmm ... the grey cells are getting a little patchy! This is a description of my LP (now, I see, re-issued on CD):
Rounder Records 0078 (LP 1976 … now on CD) Early Shaker Spirituals Sung by Sister R. Mildred Baker With Sisters Ethel Peacock, Elsie McCool, Della Hakell, Marie Burgess, Frances Carr, and other members of The United Society of Shakers Sabbathday Lake, Maine With notes by Daniel W. Patterson
SIDE A The rolling deep I hunger and thirst Come life, Shaker life On Zion's holy ground Little children Down in the lowly vale I'll spend and be spent The gospel is advancing 'Tis the gift to be simple Low, low in this pretty path I will walk with my children Bow down, O Zion Low down in the valley I love Mother, I love her way Who will bow and bend like the willow I looked and lo a lamb On learning songs Let me have Mother's gospel With a new tongue On Sister Paulina Springer
SIDE B I never did believe O holy Father Yielding and simple We must be meek O brighter than the morning star Farewell, earthly joy Down to the deep and rolling river My home, my sweet home in Zion O the gospel of Mother I bless the day This gospel how precious I feel the need of a deeper baptism Gospel kindred, how I love you Love is little Love, more love How lovely are the faithful souls Where is the gem Blessed, thrice blessed O give me a little love We will all go home with you
Rounder Records LP 0078 seems to be a 1976 re-edit of recordings from 1963, 1966, 1970 and 1976 … based on two earlier albums of "Early Shaker Spirituals.
Most web 'hits' list the recording as having 40 hymns … but I remember a couple of the 40 tracks being discussion - those track names startin "On ...".