Life Is Precious

Life Is Precious

Life is precious, Life is Beautiful,
Everyday a gift, Every person a treasure.
Life is fleeting, Life is fragile,
So live each day as the gift that it is.

Life is Precious, Life is Beautiful,
Everyday a chance to show someone you love them
Life is fleeting, Life is fragile,
So live each day as the gift that it is.

Even when the raindrops fall,
beyond the clouds the sun is rising
Even when the trees are bare,
the bud is there prepare to bloom.

Life is precious, Life is Beautiful,
Everyday a gift, Every person a treasure.
Life is fleeting, Life is fragile,
So live each day as the gift that it is.
So live each day as the gift that it is (Life is Precious)

by Ruth Elaine Schram

Nothing can bring a tear to my eyes faster than the combination of a great song sung by the pure voices of a middle school choir. "Life is Precious" is a piece I have done before with my middle school choir and I pulled it out over the winter break thinking it would be a piece we could use for sight reading when we came back in January. I did not realize how much the students would fall in love with it this year or because of some life circumstances how much the words would speak to me.

Since we have started working on this piece a good friends husband has died in a helicopter crash, another friend has lost her mother, and a third friends dad has had his leg amputated and is still in the hospital.

I learned how precious and fleeting life is 22 years ago after having lunch with my dad not realizing that would be the last time I would see him alive as he was murder in his office a few hours later. I have learned to live each day as a gift and not take people for granted especially family.

Today I was thankful for a wonderful group of middle school students and a composer that gave us such a wonderful piece of music to sing.

I'd encourage you to Check out Ruth Elaine Schram's Web Site to see more music she has to offer