Here's another song that I love:

NO MIRRORS IN MY NANA'S HOUSE
from CROSSINGS by Ysaye M. Barnwell (c)1992)

There were no mirrors in my Nana's house,
no mirrors in my Nana's house.
There were no mirrors in my Na's house,
no mirrors in my Nana's house.
And the beauty that I saw in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun).

I never knew that my skin was too black.
I never knew that my nose was too flat.
I never knew that my clothes didn't fit.
I never knew there were things that I'd missed,
cause the beauty in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun);
...was in her eyes.

There were no mirrors in my Nana's house,
no mirrors in my Nana's house.
And the beauty that I saw in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun).

I was intrigued by the cracks in the walls.
I tasted, with joy, the dust that would fall.
The noise in the hallway was music to me.
The trash and the rubbish just cushioned my feet.
And the beauty in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun).
...was in her eyes.

There were no mirrors in my Nana's house,
no mirrors in my Nana's house.
And the beauty that I saw in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun).

The world outside was a magical place.
I only knew love.
I never knew hate,
and the beauty in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun).
...was in her eyes.

There were no mirrors in my Nana's house,
no mirrors in my Nana's house.
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house,
no mirrors in my Nana's house.
And the beauty that I saw in everything
was in her eyes (like the rising of the sun).

"Chil', look deep into my eyes."
"Chil', look deep into my eyes."
"Chil'..."

http://www.ymbarnwell.com/nomirrors-lyr.htm

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Ysaye M. Barnwell is a vocalist with the award winning a capella group "Sweet Honey In The Rock". That song is featured in that group's 1993 CD "Still On The Journey".

Here's a short sound clip of that song:
http://www.goldenrod.com/supplybridge/catalog.asp?prod=EB42536&from=OT&mem=&homepos= Track 6

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And here's a link to a brief video clip of a choir singing this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auh-0pDwZ7w

Added November 15, 2006; From nedmarc

"OurSong - The Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chorus performing "There Were No Mirrors in my Nana's House" for Gala Chorus Directory January 2006"