"To every thing there is a season"
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Words by King Solomon; music by Pete Seeger. In 1959 folk singer Pete Seeger put these words to music with the title “Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There is a Season),” and in 1965 the song as recorded by the rock band The Byrds became a #1 hit. The only words Seeger added to those from Ecclesiastes were the title and a last line: “a time for peace, I swear it's not too late.” Solomon reminds us that God appoints a time for everything and everything happens according to his plan.
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. |