Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Simple Gifts has been sung to numerous different lyrics (particularly Sydney Carter’s 1960s hymn Lord of the dance) and the tune is very well known, thanks to its use in Aaron Copland’s score for the ballet Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. Elder Joseph Brackett – a shaker from Maine – originally wrote it as a ‘dancing song’ in 1848. This arrangement by …

A Thanksgiving classic from Don Besig and Nancy Price is now available for smaller SAB choirs. “Simple Thanks” has been a harvest time favorite for years and this new voicing makes the popular anthem even moreaccessible. Incorporating the favorite hymn “Simple Gifts ” this memorable easily learned seasonal offering is light and cheerful. A song of gratitude that will liv…

Songbook for voice, piano and guitar chords. 256 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Arranged by Anna Laura Page, Jean Anne Shafferman. Octavo for 2-Part Mixed choir (with optional melody part for congregation) and keyboard accompaniment. Series: Alfred Church Choral Series. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Arranged by Alexander L'Estrange. Choir Secular. For with Piano (SAB). Choral Octavo. Faber Choral Singles. Secular. Published by Faber Music

By Elder Joseph Brackett. Arranged by Jonathon Robbins. For Trumpet. Published by Santorella Publications.

By Elder Joseph Brackett. Arranged by Jonathon Robbins. For Flute. Published by Santorella Publications.

Composed by Nancy Grundahl. Augsburg Choral Library. Christian, Sacred, Thanksgiving. Octavo. Augsburg Fortress #9781506479880. Published by Augsburg Fortress

Composed by Carol Browning. Simple Gifts. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. GIA Publications #10057. Published by GIA Publications

By Elder Joseph Brackett. Arranged by Jonathon Robbins. For Alto Sax. Published by Santorella Publications.