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Reginal Wright

Reginal Wright has served over 20 years as a public school teacher. As an educator, Reginal has earned many awards including Outstanding Teacher, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, and the Secondary Educator of the Year Award. Reginal has performed music throughout Europe and the United States. As a conductor, he is sought after as a...

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Graphite Publishing

Life’s Mirror

Name: Life's Mirror
SKU: GP-W008
Availability: InStock

Reginal Wright

Choirs will love the lyrical writing, colorful key changes, and rhythmic interest.

Choral

mixed choir

piano

Difficulty: 4

Duration: 3-5 min.

GP-W008

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SATB, piano

“Life’s Mirror” combines a moving text with expressive lyrical writing, mixed duples and triplets, and gently changing keys to create a colorful, beautiful piece. Singers will love learning the shared melodies and the lovely sonorities.

Text

There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and true;
Then give to the world the best that you have, A
nd the best will come back to you.

Give love, and love to your life will flow,
A strength in your utmost need;
Have faith, and a score of hearts will show
Their faith in your work and deed.

Give truth, and your gift will be paid in kind,
And honor will honor meet;
And the smile which is sweet will surely find
A smile that is just as sweet.

Give sorrow and pity to those who mourn;
You will gather in flowers again
The scattered seeds from your thought outborne
Though the sowing seemed but vain.

For life is the mirror of king and slave,
‘Tis just what we are and do;
Then give to the world the best that you have
And the best will come back to you.

– Madeline S. Bridges (1844-1920)

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