Turn! Turn! Turn!

"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)"

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die

A time to plant, a time to reap

A time to kill, a time to heal

A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down

A time to dance, a time to mourn

A time to cast away stones,

a time to gather stones together

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time of love, a time of hate

A time of war, a time of peace

A time you may embrace,

a time to refrain from embracing

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose

A time to rend, a time to sew

A time for love, a time for hate

A time for peace, I swear it's not too late

Author: Pete Seeger (1950s).

Turn! Turn! Turn! lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, T.R.O. Inc.

Ecclesiastes 3

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, English Standard Version.

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

       a time to be born and a time to die,
       a time to plant and a time to uproot,
       a time to kill and a time to heal,
       a time to tear down and a time to build,
       a time to weep and a time to laugh,
       a time to mourn and a time to dance,
       a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
       a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
       a time to search and a time to give up,
       a time to keep and a time to throw away,
       a time to tear and a time to mend,
       a time to be silent and a time to speak,
       a time to love and a time to hate,
       a time for war and a time for peace.

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• Covered by The Byrds in 1965.