Mary Jane Inman
M:
Children:
Nancy Ann Hillhouse
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Refrain
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I'll lead you all wherever you may be,
And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came to me and the dance went on.
Refrain
I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame;
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
And they left me there on a cross to die.
Refrain
I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
But I am the dance and I still go on.
Refrain
They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that'll never, never die;
I'll live in you if you'll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
Words: Sydney B. Carter, 1963.
Music: 19th Century Shaker tune, adapted by Sydney Carter, 1963
Mary Jane Inman
M:
Children:
Nancy Ann Hillhouse
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Refrain
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I'll lead you all wherever you may be,
And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came to me and the dance went on.
Refrain
I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame;
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
And they left me there on a cross to die.
Refrain
I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
But I am the dance and I still go on.
Refrain
They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that'll never, never die;
I'll live in you if you'll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
Words: Sydney B. Carter, 1963.
Music: 19th Century Shaker tune, adapted by Sydney Carter, 1963
Family Members
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James W. Hillhouse
1848–1940
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Martha Caroline Hillhouse Yandell
1850–1947
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George Andrew Hillhouse
1851–1942
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Margeret Elizabeth "Betty" Hillhouse Sutton
1853–1934
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John L. Hillhouse
1855–1869
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Infant Son Hillhouse
1857–1857
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Thomas Jefferson Hillhouse
1858–1934
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Erasmus Wilson "Rass" Hillhouse
1861–1944
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Nancy Ann Hillhouse Allen
1864–1953
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Mollie Jane Hillhouse Fenton
1867–1950
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Ollie May Hillhouse Askins
1869–1963
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