| Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord |
Godspell (OC, 1971) |
David Haskell & Co. |
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| Stars |
Les Miserables (OC, 1987) |
Terrence Mann |
Javert and Valjean illustrate two sides of the Christian ideal - vengance and forgiveness |
| Bring Him Home |
Les Miserables (OC, 1987) |
Colm Wilkinson |
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| Sermon |
Greenwillow (OC, 1960) |
Cecil Kellaway & William Chapman |
Another nice example of Christian dualism |
| Joy |
Greenwillow (OC, 1960) |
Chorus |
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| The Highest Judge of All |
Carousel (OC, 1945) |
John Raitt |
A simpler and more traditional view of God: the Big Judge |
| Poor, Poor Pharoah |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (OC, 1981) |
Tom Carder |
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| Close Every Door |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Second “concept album” 1974) |
Gary Bond |
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| Sabbath Prayer |
Fiddler on the Roof (OC, 1964) |
Zero Mostel & Co. |
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| You |
Two by Two (OC, 1970) |
Danny Kaye |
It would have been “When It Dries” if the track listing on the album had matched that on the record. Two by Two is based on Clifford Odets' The Flowering Peach, about Noah and the ark. |
| Climb Every Mountain |
Sound of Music (OC, 1959) |
Patricia Neway |
Along with You'll Never Walk Alone, an example of the inspirational hymn. |
| You'll Never Walk Alone |
Carousel (OC [revival], 1994) |
Meg Johnson |
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| Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat |
Guys and Dolls (OC, 1950) |
Stubby Kaye |
The musical theater translation of the fundamentalist revival hymn |
| Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat |
Leap of Faith (OS, 1984) |
Don Henley |
A rather dreary interpretation, thrown in for contrast. |
| 'Till We Reach That Day |
Ragtime (OC [pre-Broadway], 1996) |
Company |
Another variant on the inspirational, uplifting hymn but with secular implications (viz. "We Shall Overcome") |
| Day by Day |
Godspell (OC, 1971) |
Robin Lamont |
Listener request. |
| Joshua Fit de Battle |
“African-American Spirituals” CD |
Fisk Jubilee Singers |
Accompanied an interview with the director fo the St. Louis Black Repertory Theater production of Train is Comin', based on the founding of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in the late 19th century. |
| Prelude |
Ben Hur (OS, remastered) |
Miklos Rosza |
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| Coming (Deep Mix) |
Orlando (OS, 1993) |
Jimmy Sommerville |
Well, it’s sung by an angel, OK? |
