ST. JOHN'S MESSIAH
SONGS
THE ONE
(Act 1, Scene 3)
The big opening number. It starts off with some light conversation and builds steadily to a raging, rousing finish with full-cast choreography.
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THE BAPTIST
(Act 1, Scene 5)
Jesus' cousin is a wild, fire-and-brimstone, Old Testament preacher whose pulpit is a remote spot on the Jordan River. When Jesus arrives on the scene he finds hundreds of people listening, mesmerized, to a filthy, unkept man wearing nothing but a small tattered skin,
yet scaring the literal hell out of everyone present.
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SATAN'S THRONE
(Act 1, Scene 7)
Satan is surveying his vast desolate domain when he spots something very peculiar in his high-tech
binoculars. A man is treading the plain below, heading straight toward his mountain. He calls for
his two assistants, Lizzy and Temptra to help him
analyze the very curious situation.
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WELCOME TO MY WORLD
(Act 1, Scene 7)
Satan suddenly realizes who exactly is scaling his mountain. God's own son! First he gives God a good talking-to and then turns his attention to God's wayward son. Not even a god for god's sake. Just a man. Satan is overjoyed. Did God actually send a mere mortal to fight him? "You made him a... man?!"
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SEDUCTRESS
(Act 1, Scene 8)
Satan realizes Jesus is not going to be just any man. He looks up to God: "You have something up Your sleeve, don't you?
I probably have just one shot at this, so I better take my
best... " He thinks for a moment, then snaps his fingers.
"And I know just where I'm going to hit him!"
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MEANWHILE BACK AT THE JORDAN
(Act 1, Scene 9)
The Baptist is doing his thing when King Herod and his entourage show up on their way back to the king's palace from a trip to Rome. John confronts him. Herod is
amused at first... until he's not.
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MEANT TO FLY
(Act 2, Scene 1)
Jesus is speaking at a magnificent venue that one of his supporters owns - a picturesque hillside with
spectacular acoustics. It's a beautiful day.
And thousands have come to see him.
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THE TIME HAS COME
(Act 2, Scene 3)
One of Jesus' disciples is entertaining a small crowd with wonderful stories about the Master. However a few members of the audience, including Caiaphas, the chief priest, and a rich merchant named Eli of Bethany, are distinctly unimpressed. Their anger ultimately reaches
a feverish pitch and all hell breaks loose.
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BLESSED
(Act 2, Scene 5)
Jesus is sitting by a fountain chatting with a small group of children. Soon their parents join them. As do a few of Jesus' disciples. So Jesus teaches them.
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INESCAPABLE TRAP
(Act 2, Scene 6)
Jesus is forced into an impossible and perilous decision.
The next words out of his mouth could determine his future.
The crowd gossips and theorizes about what he will do.
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BLESSED (REPRISE)
(Act 2, Scene 6)
BLESSED (REPRISE)
(Act 2, Scene 6)
After barely escaping her execution by stoning,
a woman reflects on her life and especially
on the man who just saved it.
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THEIR JUST REWARD
(Act 2, Scene 8)
Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to a cheering crowd
of thousands who celebrate the coming
of the Messiah and his mission to emancipate
them from the cruelty and oppression of Rome.
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THIS BITTER CUP
(Act 2, Scene 10)
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus informs his disciples he will soon leave them. He then finds a solitary place to reflect on his imminent arrest and ultimate death.
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MARY'S LAMENT
(Act 2, Scene 14)
After the Roman soldiers remove Jesus' body
from the cross, they place it in Mary's lap so she
can sing one last goodbye to her sweet, sweet child.
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A CANDLE IN THE NIGHT
(Act 2, Scene 16)
As the disciples hide in the Upper Room, fearing for their lives and mourning the loss of their master and friend, Jesus appears. In the flesh! And offers them all an inspiring message of hope and peace.
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