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/On The Willows/Finale/Day By Day (Reprise)
The Off-Broadway musical Godspell was composed by Stephen Swartz, and features a series of parables based on St Matthew’s Gospel. Day By Day reached No. 13 in the US singles chart. (US:34 UK:25)
"Godspell is so endearing, the music is incredibly catchy and memorable, the message is of course positive, and the delivery is excellent, most of the time. Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord from its conch shell opening is an utter delight, a joyful statement of faithful expectation. Day By Day builds joyfully and is such an exquisite statement for trying to live spiritually in a material and sometimes unkind world. Light Of The World rocks joyfully and makes you feel hopeful.”
“Godspell takes a while to grow on you, but once it does you won't go away disappointed. The musical that made Day By Day famous is light, inspirational and a good way to make your day.”
“This is one of the few shows written in which every song is memorable and catchy. I have every song in this show stuck in my head. The music, and the show itself, is an eclectic free-for-all journey through the book of Matthew.”
“This music is pure joy, and although some of the arrangements might seem dated, the lyrics are right out of the Bible and therefore, timeless. It completely feeds my soul to sing along to harmonies on some, melodies on others.”
“The lyrics and themes portray the story of Jesus with humour in a modern-day setting and, most of all, amazing accuracy, a commodity rarely found in musicals of this nature.”
“The songs are so catchy that they stay in your head all day, and so I sing this stuff all the time. The music from this show is so good because it carries a meaningful message with simple music.”
“This recording is vintage early 70s. Schwartz is compositionally at the top of his game. It's a beautiful musical, the whole album is full of vibrant songs.”
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