Prepare Ye, the Way of the Lord Save the People Day by Day Learn Your Lessons Well Bless the Lord All for the Best All Good Gifts Light of the World Turn Back, O Man Alas For You By My Side We Beseech Thee Beautiful City On The Willows Finale Curtain Call PREPARE YE, THE WAY OF THE LORD Prepare ye, the way of the Lord Prepare ye, the way of the Lord Prepare ye, the way of the Lord SAVE THE PEOPLE When wilt thou save the people? Oh God of mercy when? The people, Lord, the people Not thrones and crowns, But men Flowers of thy heart O God are they Let them not pass like weeds away Their heritage, a sunless day O God save the people Shall crime bring crime forever Strength aiding still as strong? Is it thy will, O Father That men shall toil For wrong? Oh, no, say thy mountains No, say thy skies Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise And songs be heard, instead of sighs God save the people! When wilt thou save the people? Oh God of mercy when? The people, Lord! The people! Not thrones and crowns, But men! God save the people For thine they are Thy children as thy angels fair God save the people From despair God save the people! Oh God save the people! God save the people! Oh God save the people! When wilt thou save the people!? Oh God of mercy when!? The people, Lord! The people!! Not thrones and crowns, But Men! God save the people! Oh God save the people! God save the people! God save the people! DAY BY DAY Day by day (solo voice) Day by day Oh Dear Lord Three things I pray To see thee more clearly Love thee more dearly Follow thee more nearly Day by day Day by day (chorus) Day by day Oh Dear Lord Three things I pray To see thee more clearly Love thee more dearly Follow thee more nearly Day by day LEARN YOUR LESSONS WELL (Broadway only) I can see a swath of sinners settin' yonder And they're actin' like a pack of fools Gazin' into space lettin' their minds wander 'Stead of studyin' the good Lord's rules You better pay attention, build your comprehension There's gonna be a quiz at your ascention Not to mention any threat of hell But if you're smart you'll learn your lessons well! Every bright description of the promised land mentions You can reach it if you keep alert Learnin' every line and every last commandment May not help you but it couldn't hurt First ya gotta read 'em then ya gotta heed 'em Ya never know when you're gonna need 'em Just as old Elijah said to Jezebel You better start to learn your lessons well! BLESS THE LORD Oh bless the Lord my soul His praise to thee proclaimed And all that is within me join To bless His holy name Oh yeah Oh bless the Lord my soul His mercies bear in mind Forget not all His benefits The Lord to thee is kind He will not always chide He will with patience wait His wrath is ever slow To rise Oh bless the Lord And ready to abate And ready to abate Oh yeah! Oh bless the lord Bless the lord my soul Oh bless the lord my soul! He pardons all thy sins Prolongs thy feeble breath He heals thine infirmities And ransoms thee from death He clothes thee with his love Upholds thee with his truth And like an eagle he renews The vigor of thy youth And bless His holy name Whose grace hath made thee whole Whose love and kindness crowns Thy days Oh bless the lord Bless the lord my soul Oh bless the lord my soul! Bless the lord my soul Oh bless the lord my soul! Bless the lord my soul Oh bless the lord my soul! Bless the lord, bless the lord My soul! Bless the lord my soul! ALL FOR THE BEST When you feel sad, or under a curse Your life is bad, your prospects are worse Your wife is sighing, crying, And your olive tree is dying, Temples are graying, and teeth are decaying And creditors weighing your purse... Your mood and your robe Are both a deep blue You'd bet that Job Had nothin' on you... Don't forget that when you get to Heaven you'll be blessed.. Yes, it's all for the best... Some men are born to live at ease, doing what they please, Richer than the bees are in honey Never growing old, never feeling cold Pulling pots of gold from thin air The best in every town, best at shaking down Best at making mountains of money They can't take it with them, but what do they care? They get the center of the meat, cushions on the seat Houses on the street where it's sunny.. Summers at the sea, winters warm and free All of this and we get the rest... But who is the land for? the sun and the sand for? You guessed! It's all for the best... Don't forget that when you get to Heaven you'll be blessed! Yes, it's all for the.....(all your wrongs will be redressed..) Yes, it's all for the.....(you must never be distressed....) Yes, it's all for the.....(someone's got to be oppressed!) Yes, it's all for the best!!! ALL GOOD GIFTS We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land.. But it is fed and watered by God's almighty hand.. He sends us snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain... The breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain... All good gifts around us Are sent from Heaven above So thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love... We thank thee then, O Father, for all things bright and good, The seedtime and the harvest, our life our health our food, No gifts have we to offer for all thy love imparts But that which thou desirest, our humble thankful hearts! All good gifts around us Are sent from Heaven above.. So thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love.. I really wanna thank you Lord! LIGHT OF THE WORLD You are the light of the world! You are the light of the world! But if that light is under a bushel, Brrr, it's lost something kind of crucial You got to stay bright to be the light of the world You are the salt of the earth You are the salt of the earth But if that salt has lost it's flavor It ain't got much in its favor You can't have that fault and be the salt of the earth! (chorus): So let your light so shine before men Let your light so shine So that they might know some kindness again We all need help to feel fine (let's have some wine!) You are the city of God You are the city of God But if that city's on a hill It's kinda hard to hide it well You've got to stay pretty in the city of God (chorus) You are the light of the world You are the light of the world But the tallest candlestick Ain't much good without a wick You've got to stay bright to be the light of the world (B'way) You've got to live right to be the light of the world (film) TURN BACK O MAN Turn back, O man Forswear thy foolish ways Old now is earth And none may count her days Yet thou, her child Whose head is crowned with flames Still will not hear Thine inner God proclaims Turn back, O man (is your seat comfortable sir?) (mm, I like that) Turn back, O man (is my seat comfortable sir?) (Handle with care) Turn back, O man (can you take it?) Forswear thy foolish ways (See ya later I'm going to the front of the thee-ay-ter) (Hold me while I slip into something more comfortable) Earth might be fair And all men glad and wise Age after age their tragic empires rise Built while they dream And in that dreaming weep Would man but wake From out his haunted sleep Turn back, O man... Turn back, O man... (hard as a rock) Turn back, O man... Forswear thy foolish ways Earth shall be fair And all her people one Not till that hour Shall God's whole will be done Now, even now Once more from earth to sky Peals forth in joy Man's old undaunted cry Earth shall be fair And all her people one C'mere Jesus, I got something to show ya! (chorus repeat first verse) Forswear thy foolish ways! ALAS FOR YOU Alas alas for you Lawyers and pharisees Hypocrits that you be Searching for souls and fools to forsake them You travel the land you scour the sea After you've got your converts you make them Twice as fit for hell! As you are yourselves! Alas, alas for you Lawyers and pharisees Hypocrits that you are Sure that the kingdom of Heaven awaits you You will not venture half so far Other men that might enter the gates you Keep from passing through! Drag them down with you! You snakes, you viper's brood You cannot escape being Devil's food! I send you prophets, I send you preachers Sages and rages and ages of teachers Nothing can bar your mood (Broadway only, next verse) Alas, alas for you Lawyers and pharisees Hypocrits to a man Sons of the dogs who murdered the prophets Finishing off what your fathers began You don't have time to scorn and to scoff It's getting very late! Vengence doesn't wait! You snakes, you viper's brood You cannot escape being Devil's food! I send you prophets, I send you preachers Sages and rages and ages of teachers Nothing can bar your mood Blind guides, blind fools The blood you spilt On you will fall! This nation, this generation Will bear the guilt of it all! Alas, alas alas for you! Blind fools!! BY MY SIDE Where are you going? Where are you going? Can you take me with you? For my hand is cold And needs warmth Where are you going? Far beyond where the horizon lies Where the horizon lies And the land sinks into mellow blueness Oh please, take me with you Let me skip the road with you I can dare myself I can dare myself I'll put a pebble in my shoe And watch me walk (watch me walk) I can walk (chorus) I can walk! I shall call the pebble Dare I shall call the pebble Dare We will walk, we will talk together We will talk (chorus) about walking Dare shall be carried (chorus) And when we both have had enough I will take him from my shoe, singing (chorus) "Meet your new road!" Then I'll take your hand Finally glad (chorus) Finally glad That you are here By my side (Chorus) By my side By my side By my side (Spoken, by Judas) (Matt. 26:14-16) Then the man they called Judas Iscariot Went to the chief priests, and said "What will you give me to betray Him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment, he began to look out for an opportunity To betray Him. (Chorus:) By my side By my side By my side By my side WE BESEECH THEE (Broadway only) Father, hear thy children's call Humbly at thy feet we fall Prodigals confessing all We beseech thee, hear us! We thy call have disobeyed Into paths of sin have strayed And repentence have delayed We beseech thee, hear us! (chorus) Come sing about Love! That made us first to be Come sing about Love! That made the stone and tree Come sing about Love! That draws us lovingly We beseech thee, hear us! Sick! We come come to thee for cure Guilty! We seek thy mercy sure Evil! We long to be made pure We beseech thee, hear us! Blind! We pray that we may see Bound! We pray to be made free Stained! We pray for sanctity We beseech thee, hear us! (chorus) By the gracious saving call Spoken tenderly to all Who have shared man's guilt and fall We beseech thee, hear us! By the love that longs to bless Pitying our sore distress Leading us to holiness We beseech thee, hear us! Grant us all from earth to rise And to strain with eager eyes Towards the promised Heavenly prize We beseech thee, hear us! (chorus) BEAUTIFUL CITY (Film only) Come sing me sweet rejoicing Come sing me love We're not afraid of voicing All the things We're dreaming of Oh, high and low, And everywhere we go We can build A beautiful city Yes we can Oh yes we can We can build A beautiful city Call it out And call it the city of man We don't need alabaster We don't need chrome We've got our special plaster Take my hand (Take my hand) I'll take you home (I'll take you home!) We see nations rise In each other's eyes (in each other's eyes!) We can build (we can build) A beautiful city (a beautiful city) Yes we can Oh yes we can We can build (we can build) A beautiful city (a beautiful city) Call it out And call it the city of man Come sing me sweet rejoicing Come sing me love We're not afraid of voicing All the things (all the things) We're dreaming of (we're dreaming of) Oh, high and low, And everywhere we go (everywhere we go) We can build (we can build) A beautiful city (a beautiful city) Yes we can Oh yes we can We can build (we can build) A beautiful city (a beautiful city) Call it out And call it the city of man ON THE WILLOWS (Matt. 26:20-30) On the willows, there We hung up our lives For our captors there Require Of us songs And our tormentors mirth On the willows, there We hung up our lives For our captors there Require Of us songs And our tormentor's mirth Saying Sing us one Of the songs of Sion Sing us one Of the songs of Sion But how can we sing? Sing the Lord's songs? In a foreign land? FINALE Oh God, I'm bleeding Oh God, I'm bleeding Oh God, you're bleeding Oh God, I'm dying Oh God, I'm dying Oh God, you're dying Oh God, I'm dead Oh God, I'm dead Oh God, you're dead Oh God, you're dead Long live God, long live God Long live God, long live God Long live God, long live God Prepare ye, the way of the Lord (Long live God, long live God) Prepare ye, the way of the Lord (Long live God, long live God) Prepare ye, the way of the Lord (Long live God, long live God) CURTAIN CALL Day by day Day by day Oh dear Lord Three things I pray To see thee more clearly Love thee more dearly Follow thee more nearly Day by day Day by day Day by day Oh dear Lord Three things I pray To see thee more clearly (day by day!) Love thee more dearly (day by day!) Follow thee more nearly (day by day!) Day by day (day by day!) Day by day (day by day!) Day by day (day by day!)