words adapted from the bible book of ecclesiastes music pete seeger to everything there is a season 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 everything there is a season 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 everything there is a season and a time for 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 there is a season 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 to love a time to hate a time for peace i swear its not too late