Lord of the Dance, The

DESCRIPTION: "I danced in the morning when the world was begun, I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun." "Dance, dance, wherever you may be, I am the lord of the dance, said he." The life of Jesus is told in dance metaphors.
AUTHOR: Words: Sydney Carter (1914-2004) / Music: "Simple Gifts"
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (recording, Sydney Carter)
KEYWORDS: Jesus religious dancing
FOUND IN:
Roud #26736
RECORDINGS:
Fay Hield, "Lord of the Dance" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #887, recorded 06/13/2024)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Simple Gifts" (tune)
cf. "My Dancing Day" (metaphor of Jesus dancing)
File: DPio887

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