Mountain Song

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Mountain Song is meant to be an adaptable piece, flexible for choirs with developing voices and singers with widely varying vocal ranges. Conductors and educators are encouraged to adjust the two choral parts as needed (e.g., octave doubling/displacement, use of ossias) to best support their choir's needs.

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One day the mountains will call to me
Asking for strength through eternity,
Wondering why we're moving so fast
When courage and kindness were meant to last.

Last evening the lilacs whispered aloud,
"Beauty and joy can always be found.
Whether we're blooming or deep under snow,
Colorful petals will always grow."

As I was walking, the birch trees awoke.
Through all the eyes in their bark, they spoke:
"Treasure this day and treasure yourself;
Your presence and care are the greatest wealth."

And now the mountains call to me
As do the lakes, the fields, and the streams,
The deer and the hawk, the finch in the tree,
Saying, "Always remember to love and be free."