Day by Day
E288289
"Day by Day" is a popular devotional song from the 1971 musical *Godspell*, known for its simple, prayer-like lyrics and enduring presence in both theater and contemporary Christian music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Day by Day canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devotional song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Godspell
ⓘ
surface form:
Godspell cast recordings
Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| basedOnText | prayer attributed to Saint Richard of Chichester ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Godspell ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary Christian music
ⓘ
pop ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Christian worshippers
ⓘ
contemporary Christian music listeners ⓘ theatre audiences ⓘ |
| hasForm | prayer set to music ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "to see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly" ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Anglican devotional tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the musical Godspell
ⓘ
enduring popularity in Christian music ⓘ simple prayer-like lyrics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| lyricsTheme |
Christian devotion
ⓘ
discipleship ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| notableUse |
contemporary Christian worship services
ⓘ
film adaptation of Godspell ⓘ stage productions of Godspell ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Godspell
ⓘ
surface form:
Godspell (1971 stage musical)
|
| partOf | Godspell ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Christian concerts
ⓘ
church services ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.