You may need to turn your sound way up to hear the music on this page.  The song is an old Shaker Hymn called Simple Gifts.  The words are below and the music is by Aaron Copeland.  The song begins very low, then builds up.

Shaker Hymn
Written by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. in 1848
 

'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free,

'Tis a gift to come down where we 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 to bend we shan't be asham'd,

To turn, turn will be our delight

'Till by turning, turning we come round right.
 

"But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content."
(1 Timothy 6: 6-8 KJV

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