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What is meant by turn/turning in Simple Gifts by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett?

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Turning can mean repentance. This would mean turning from your old ways and turning to God. The ability to turn is a gift as also told by the song. God initiates reconciliation with us first and then we respond.
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I think this sounds like it's about being in servitude, especially in the line about not being ashamed of bowing and bending. Turning then could be about working for someone. The
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