Godspell JR. Songs

1. “Prepare Ye”

Prepare ye the way of the Lord! Prepare ye the way of the Lord!

2. “Save the People”

Jesus: When wilt thou save the people?

O God of mercy, when? Not kings and Lords, but nations, 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.

God save the people.

When wilt thou save the people? O 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

Jesus: God save the people All: O, God save the people.

(x3)

All: When wilt thou save the people?

O, 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. Save the people, from despair.

Jesus: God save the people All: O, God save the people.

(x2)

All: God save the people, God save the people, God save the people.

3. “Day by Day”

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.

4. “Learn Your Lessons Well” (only soloists)

5. “O, Bless the Lord, My Soul”

Maile: O, bless the Lord, my soul! His grace to thee proclaim! And all that is within me join, To bless His holy name, oh yeah! O, bless the Lord, my soul! His mercies bear in mind! Forget not all his benefits, The Lord to thee is kind.

All: He will not always chide; He will with patience wait, His wrath is ever slow to rise.

Maile: And ready to abate. And ready to abate. And ready to...

Dancers: And ready to...

All: And ready to… abate.

Maile: And ready to abate, oh yeah!

All: He pardons all thy sins; Prolongs thy feeble breath;

Maile: He healeth thine infirmities. And ransoms thee from death.

4th, 6th, & 8th (stage right): O, bless the Lord, my soul.

5th & 7th (stage left): O, bless the Lord, my soul.

All: He clothes thee with His love; Upholds thee with His truth;

Maile: And like the eagle he renews The vigor of thy youth.

All: Then bless His holy name, Whose grace has made thee whole; Whose love and kindness crowns thy days.

Maile: O, bless the Lord, my soul, O, bless the Lord, my soul, O, bless the Lord...

Dancers: O, bless the Lord...

All: O, bless the Lord… my soul!

Maile: O, bless the Lord my soul!

All: O, bless the Lord my soul! O, bless the Lord my soul! (x4)

All: Bless the Lord! Bless the Lord! (x4)

Maile: My soul! O, bless the Lord,

All: O, bless the Lord, My soul!

Maile: O, bless the Lord my soul!

6. “All for the Best”

4th, 6th, and 8th: 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 greying, 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 nothing on you.

Don’t forget that when you get to heaven you’ll be blest. Yes, it’s all for the… (Jesus: You must never be distressed.)

Yes, it’s all for the… (Jesus: All your wrongs will be redressed.) Yes, it’s all for the… (Judas: Someone’s got to be oppressed.)

Yes, it’s all for the best!

5th and 7th: 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 their feet, Houses on a 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…

Yes, it’s all for the… (Jesus: You must never be distressed.) Yes, it’s all for the… (Jesus: All your wrongs will be redressed.) Yes, it’s all for the… (Judas: Someone’s got to be oppressed.)

Yes, it’s all for the best!

7. “All Good Gifts”

Alex: 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 the 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. Then thank the Lord, O, thank the Lord for all his love.

All: We thank thee then, O Father, for all things bright and good, The seed time 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.

Ensemble Singers: All good gifts around us

Are sent from heaven above

Alex: So thank the Lord, O, thank the Lord

For all his love. I really want to thank you Lord...

All: All good gifts around us

Are sent from heaven above All good gifts around us…

Alex: Thank you, Lord!

8. “We Beseech Thee”

Sophia: Father, hear thy children’s call Humbly at thy feet we fall,

Prodigals confessing all,

All: We beseech thee, hear us!

Sophia: We thy call have disobeyed

Into paths of sin have strayed; And repentance have delayed

All: We beseech thee, hear us!

Sophia: Come sing about love

That caused us first to be. Come sing about love

That made the stone and tree. Come sing about love

That draws us lovingly,

All: We beseech thee, hear us!

6th and 8th: Sick!

Sophia: We come to thee for cure,

4th: Guilty!

Sophia: We seek thy mercy sure.

5th and 7th: Evil!

Sophia: We long to be made pure,

All: We beseech thee, hear us!

6th and 8th: Blind!

Sophia: We pray that we may see,

4th: Bound!

Sophia: We pray to be made free.

5th and 7th: Stained!

Sophia: We pray for sanctity,

All: We beseech thee, hear us!

Sophia: Come sing about love

All: Love!

Sophia: That caused us first to be.

Come sing about love

All: Love!

Sophia: That made the stone and tree.

Come sing about love

All: Love! Love!

That draws us lovingly, We beseech thee, hear us!

Grant us hope from earth to rise, And to strain with eager eyes,

T’wards the promised heav’nly prize;

We beseech thee, hear us!

Sophia: Come sing about love

All: Love!

Sophia: That caused us first to be.

Come sing about love

All: Love!

Sophia: That made the stone and tree.

Come sing about love

All: Love! (x 10)

That draws us lovingly! We beseech thee, hear us!

Boom, chic-a-boom, chic-a-boom chic-chic,

Chic-a-boom-a, chic-a-boom-a, chic-a-boom chic- chic

Chic-chic! Boom-chic!

9. “Light of the World”

Jesus: Is there a man among you Who would offer his son

A stone if he asked for bread?

All: Is there a man among you Who would offer his son

A stone if he asked for bread?

Jesus: A snake if he asked for fish?

All: No!

Jesus: Well, you then -bad as you are-

Now know how to give your children What is good for them-

How much more will your heavenly father give good things...

All: Good things, good things, good things, yeah!

Jesus: To those who ask for them.

Always treat others as you would have them treat you!

All: Oh yeah!

Jesus: Well that is the law and the prophets.

All: The law and the prophets (x 7)

Brayden and Brady: You are the light of the world. You are the light of the world.

But if that light’s under a bushel It’s lost something kind of crucial..

All: You’ve got to stay bright

to be the light of the world!

Brady and Brayden: You are the salt of the earth. You are the salt of the earth.

But if that salt has lost its flavor, It ain’t got much in its favor.

All: You can’t have that fault

And be the salt of the earth. 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.

Brayden and Brady: You are the city of God. You are the city of God. But if that city’s on a hill

It’s kind of hard to hide it well.

All: You’ve gotta stay pretty

In the city of God. 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.

Brady and Brayden: 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.

All: You’ve gotta live right

To be the light of the world.

Jesus: Stop!

This is the beginning.

10. “Beautiful City”

Luke: Out of the ruins and rubble

Out of the smoke Out of our night of struggle, Can we see a ray of hope?

One pale thin ray Reaching for the day.

We can build a beautiful city, Yes, we can Yes, we can.

We can build a beautiful city, Not a city of angels,

But we can build a city of man. When your trust is all but shattered,

When your faith is all but killed; You can give up bitter and battered,

Or you can slowly start to build

All: A beautiful city.

Yes, we can Yes, we can.

We can build a beautiful city, Not a city of angels

Luke: But finally a city of man.

11. “Finale”

Jesus: Oh, God, I’m bleeding Oh, God, I’m bleeding

All: Oh, God, You’re bleeding

Jesus: Oh, God, I’m dying

All: Oh, God, You’re dying

Jesus: Oh, God, I’m dying

All: Oh, God, You’re dead Oh, God, You’re dead Oh, God, You’re dead

Oh, God, You’re dead

Valerie: Long live God, Long live God, Long live God, Long live God.

All: Long live God, Long live God, Long live God, Long live God. Long live God, Long live God, Long live God, Long live God.

All: The Lord!

5th and 7th: Long live God, Long live God, Long live God, Long live God

4th, 6th, and 8th: Prepare ye

The way of the Lord Prepare ye

The way of the Lord