Ode to Contentment (1833)
Issacher Bates (1758-1837)
A prominant Shaker Church leader. Issacher Bates was also a great contributer to Shaker songs and hymns. Read his full bio here.
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Here in it's original version for voice and piano.
Here is Phil Snedecor's new arrangement with himself on trumpet and Elisabeth Tomczyk, piano