Turn! Turn! Turn!
To Everything There is a Season

by Pete Seeger (1959) [adapted from the Book of Ecclesiastes; also performed by The Limeliters, Judy Collins, The Byrds, Gary Shearston, and many others]

To every thing – turn, turn, turn;
There is a season – turn, turn, turn;
And a time, for 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 every thing – turn, turn, turn;
There is a season – turn, turn, turn;
And a time, for 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 every thing – turn, turn, turn;
There is a season – turn, turn, turn;
And a time, for every purpose, under heaven.

A time of war, a time of peace;
A time of love, a time of hate;
A time you may embrace;
A time to refrain from embracing.

To every thing – turn, turn, turn;
There is a season – turn, turn, turn;
And a time, for every purpose, under heaven.

A time to gain, a time to lose;
A time to rend, a time to sew;
A time of love, a time of hate;
A time of peace – I swear it's not too late.

Book of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (King James version)

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, a time to reap 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.