Prayers in Broadway Musicals...- Page 2

[EganFan2]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 9:23am

"Prayer" from The Scarlet Pimpernel.

[MusicalDirector109]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 12:31pm

"St. Bridget" from "Mame"

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 1:27pm

"Mamma, Mamma" (from The Most Happy Fella)

Mamma, mamma, up in heaven
How you like my girl?
How you like
Da simpatico smile on da face.
Mamma, da face?
Like da sun, she's-a light up my place.
Mamma, mamma, up in heaven,
How you like
You dumb, funny-lookin' boy?
He was wait-a so long,
He's-a find-a such joy.
He's-a find-a such joy.

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 1:33pm

"Where are the Simple Joys of Maidenhood" from Camelot...

St. Genevieve! St. Genevieve!
It's Guenevere, remember me?
St. Genevieve! St. Genevieve!
I'm over here beneath this tree
You know how faithful and devout I am
You must admit I've always been a lamb... (etc.)

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 1:42pm

Bobby beat me!

Excerpts:

"Evening Prayers"

Jesus watches from the wall,
But his face is cold as stone.
If he loves me,
Why do I feel so all alone?

Baby Savior, meek and mild,
What do you do with my prayers?
If you hear me,
Why do I feel that no one cares?

But also "Open Your Heart"

Open your heart
Let Jesus in
Open your heart
Let Jesus in
Lord you have found me
A-wand'rin' in the darkness
Light my way with your true faith
And I'll sing with joy of my new faith
Etc...

(It's funny because I'm Jewish)

And "And Eve Was Weak" is sort of a prayer.

And God made Eve from Adam's rib
And Eve was weak
And Eve was weak
And I was weak.
I prayed this day would never come -
I should have known.
I should have known.
Now I'm alone
And so afraid

[Popular]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 1:48pm

From Ruthless:

"And so I pray to him on high, that casting agent in the sky, CAST ME!..."

:)

[EganFan2]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 2:48pm

Not sure if it counts, but "The Holly and the Ivy" is in The Woman in White.

[hushpuppy]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 2:52pm

'More I Cannot Wish You' from Guys & Dolls

[Prisoner 24601]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 8:51pm

"Mabel's Prayer" from Fame

Oh Lord, give me a sign
give me a call on your heavenly line
Tell me, oh Lord, what it is that you want from me
Keep me from eatin whatever's in front of me

Oh Lord, give me the answer
Save me from being the world's fattest dancer!

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:58pm

'You Can't Get To Heaven' from THE LIFE

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:27am

The mourners kaddish, a Jewish prayer, is said in RENT during La Vie Boheme while Mark sings the raising glasses part.

On Any Sunday from Footlose is chock full of them.

[clarkstallings]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:32am

"Morning Prayer" in the opening of The Sound of Music.

[timmetzner]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 5:47pm

"Grateful Children," "Peice of Eight" and several other portions of songs from Children of Eden are prayers to Father.