Lord of The Dance
Associations---Shakers
Tapes Found On---MidWinters Moon MidWinters Moon
Origin---Shakers
Choreographer---traditional
Song Name---Lord of The Dance
Writer---Sydney Carter
Notes
The origin does not refer to Shaker (the creator of this Library),
but rather to the Shakers, an american sect who worshipped in dance and
in song. There are a number of other shaker dances in the Sacred
Circle Dance repertoire. This dance may be done in a circle but is
best done in two facing lines. The Shakers danced in two groups ---
on the one side of the room were lines of women --- on the other side of
the room were lines of the men. The Shakers were a celebate group
of people.
Words in English
I danced in the morning
when the world was begun
I danced in the moon,
the stars and the sun
I danced down from Heaven
and I danced on Earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth
Dance, then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance, said He
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee
They would not dance;
they would not follow me
So I danced for the fisherman,
for James and John
They came with me
and the dance went on
Chorus
I danced on the Sabbath
and I cured the lame
They holy people said it was a shame
So they whipped, they stripped,
they hung me high
And they left me on
the cross to die
Chorus
I danced on a Friday,
when the sky turned black
Its hard to dance with the Devil on your back
Oh they buried my body,
they thought I'd gone
But I and the dance still go on
Chorus
They cut me down, but I lept on high
I am the light that will never, never die
But I'll live in you if you'll live in Me
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he
Chorus
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