Till We Reach That Day from Ragtime the MusicalÂ
Belmont University Musical Theatre Department - Fall 2008Â
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SARAH'S FRIEND:
There's a day of hope
May I live to see
When our hearts are happy
And our souls are free
Let the new day dawn
Oh, Lord, I pray
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day
MOURNERS:
It's a day of peace
A day of pride
A day of justice
We have been denied
When a man can live
And a child can play
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day
SARAH'S FRIEND:
A day of pride
It's been denied
COALHOUSE:
What they did to her
What they took from her
She had life in her
Lord, she had my baby
Look what they left of her
Left of her, left of my girl
EMMA GOLDMAN:
She was nothing to them
She was a woman
MOTHER and EMMA:Nothing and no one to them
COALHOUSE: My girl
EMMA, MOTHER, and COALHOUSE:
So they beat her
And beat her and beat her and -
MOURNERS:A day of peace
COALHOUSE:There was blood on the ground
MOURNERS:A day of pride
COALHOUSE, EMMA and MOTHER:She was only a girl
MOURNERS:A day of justice
COALHOUSE, EMMA, YOUNGER BROTHER, MOTHER, FATHER:It will happen again
MOURNERS:We have been denied
ENSEMBLE:It will happen again and again and again
MOURNERS:
Let the new day dawn
Oh Lord -
TATEH:Why does nobody care
YOUNGER BROTHER and EMMA:There is blood in the air
WOMEN:We have voices and souls
COALHOUSE, MOTHER, EMMA, YOUNGER BROTHER:What is wrong with this country
IMMIGRANTS:She was somebody's child
HARLEM MEN:There are Negroes out there
IMMIGRANTS, BLACKS, WOMEN, and EMMA:There are people out there
ALL:
Give the people
A day of peace
A day of pride
A day of justice
We have been denied
Let the new day dawn
Oh, Lord, I pray
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that dayÂ
The Soloists:Â Piper Jones ('12) as Sarah's Friend, Deonte Warren ('10) as Coalhouse Walker, Jessica Blair ('09) as Emma Goldman, James Lombardino ('09) as Tateh, and Kara Farmer ('09) as Mother
This is my favorite rendition of "Til We Reach That Day'. I am in love with the way this casts' voices blend together and how they bring such emotion to the song.
