Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)
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"Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)" is a prominent opening number from the 1971 rock musical Godspell that serves as a rousing call to spiritual awakening and communal celebration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
opening number ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Godspell (1973 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Day by Day (song from Godspell) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Godspell (Off-Broadway, 1971) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInMusical |
introduces John the Baptist
ⓘ
summons the ensemble ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian musical song
ⓘ
rock musical song ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Biblical call to prepare the way of the Lord ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
gospel-influenced
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
function as a rousing call to worship
ⓘ
minimal lyrics and repetitive chant-like structure ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Godspell original cast recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNumberOf | Godspell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Godspell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Godspell (1971 musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
film adaptation
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| publisher | Musical theatre publishers associated with Godspell ⓘ |
| refrain | Prepare ye the way of the Lord ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion |
Isaiah 40:3
ⓘ
Matthew 3:3 ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
communal celebration
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| title | Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian worship and church performances
ⓘ
community and school productions of Godspell ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voice ⓘ |
| yearOfOrigin | 1971 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.