The title of today’s program – “How Can I Keep from Singing?” -  derives from the hymn of the same title by Robert Lowry, an American preacher who became a popular writer of gospel music in the mid- to late-19th century. The song is frequently, though erroneously, cited as a traditional Quaker or Shaker hymn. The original composition has now entered into the public domain, and appears in several hymnals and song collections, both in its original form and with a revised text. Though it was not originally a Quaker hymn, twentieth-century Quakers adopted it as their own and use it widely today.