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Hancock Shaker Village in one continuous track

from Hancock Shaker Village (2001) .​.​. live performance by Thomas Oboe Lee

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I. Pillar of Fire, anonymous

O hail the bright morning whose heavenly rays,
On earth are beginning to shine,
In songs of thanksgiving, O God we will praise,
Thy name for thy glory divine.

Bright emblem of heaven, O let thy pure beams,
Our souls with new vigor inspire,
To follow thy brightness as Israel did,
When led by the Pillar of Fire.

Blest morning divine may thy rays still increase,
Encircling the Universe round,
Till Nations shall bow to that sceptre of peace,
Which now in Mount Zion is found.

May they by thy brightness begin to discern,
The Kingdom of Christ the Messiah,
Whose subjects at all times by night and by day,
Are led by the Pillar of Fire.

Thy Sun has arisen with joy in its beams,
In glory efulgent and bright,
And thousands of souls now at ease in their dreams
Must bring themselves into the light.

[For by a just sentence all sin must be slain!
With every self‐pleasing desire.]
For nothing can stand that is vile or unclean
Before this bright Pillar of Fire.

We welcome thy dawning, O morning Divine,
Blest Harbinger of that great day ...

II. All Glean with Care, anonymous

Glean your orchards, glean your gardens,
Glean, O glean in Godly fear,
With a prudent careful spirit,
Save some for the coming year.

For my hand with the Almighty,
I shall wave from pole to pole,
Know ye that the time is coming,
You'll have need to save the whole.

Yet my judgment those most awful,
I withhold by my right hand.
That my people may take warning,
Tho' I send forth no command.

Still my hand saith the Almighty,
I shall wave from pole to pole,
O my Zion do take warn‐ing,
Be ye prudent, save the whole.

Fill your garners, barns and cellars,
Let no place be empty found;
While I send forth my rich blessings,
On your fruits and fertile ground.

For my hand saith the Almighty,
I shall wave from pole to pole,
Then the earth will yield but scanty,
Be ye wise and save the whole.

III. Sweet Home, anonymous

I love my sweet home with my gospel relation.
And here I'll abide when afflictions do roll.
O blessed abode a most sure habitation.
Here peace like a river does fill every soul.
The world I've de‐nied which is all imperfection.
For glories more bright than the Sun at noon day,
Encircled I am, with that gospel affection,
Unlike fading flowers can never die away.

IV. Quick, anonymous

Flow down mighty power, Flow, flow thro' each soul,
Sweep like a flaming fire, never cease to roll.
Lo lodle lodle lo,
Lo lodle lodle lo,
Lodle lodle lodle lo,
Lodle lodle lodle lo,
Lodle lo lodle lo.

V. Farewell Dear Crossbearers, anonymous

Farewell dear Crossbearers, the time has now come,
For us to be parted and go to our Home.
We thank you most kindly for this interview,
and when we are parted we will pray for you.
But O what a meeting we view on before,
Where parting will never be known any more!
We give you our hands and we freely declare,
That we will be faithful and all meet you there.

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Thomas Oboe Lee Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thomas Oboe Lee was born in China in 1945. He lived in São Paulo, Brazil, for six years before coming to the United States in 1966. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he studied composition at the New England Conservatory and Harvard University. He has been a member of the music faculty at Boston College since 1990. ... more

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