Holy Order Song
A Shaker hymn from the United Society of Believers. This sacred song was used during worship meetings where believers would march, dance, and sing together.
Holy Order Song
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A wordless hymn from the Shaker tradition, where song and physical movement were inseparable from worship.
The Shakers (United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing) developed a rich tradition of sacred song, much of it accompanied by choreographed movement and dance. Their communities in Maine and throughout New England produced hundreds of songs. The Shakers believed that song, dance, and labor were all forms of prayer.
- Daniel W. Patterson, The Shaker Spiritual (1979)
- Sabbathday Lake Shaker Library collections
- Boston Camerata recordings of Shaker music