- Day by Day (Godspell song)
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"Day by Day" Single by Original Cast of Godspell from the album Godspell Released 1972 Format 7" Recorded 1971 Genre Show tune Length 3:16 Label Bell Records Writer(s) Stephen Schwartz "Day by Day" is a song from the 1971 Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical Godspell.
Day by Day is the third song in the show’s score and it is also reprised as the closing number for the 1973 film version.[1] Its refrain follows a prayer ascribed to the 13th century English bishop Saint Richard of Chichester:
May I know Thee more clearly,
Love Thee more dearly,
Follow Thee more nearly.[2]In 1972, the song was released as a single attributed to the original cast album, with Robin Lamont as the lead singer. It spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the #13 position on July 29, 1972.[3]
References
- ^ Ian C. Bradley (2005). You've Got to Have a Dream: The Message of the Musical. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 142. ISBN 0664228542. http://books.google.com/books?id=P9rFTWvLDNgC&pg=PA142&dq=%22day+by+day%22+godspell&hl=en&ei=tNj-S5moJMH7lwfc-NTdCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=%22day%20by%20day%22%20godspell&f=false.
- ^ Philip H. Pfatteicher (2008). New Book of Festivals and Commemorations: A Proposed Common Calendar of Saints. Fortress Press. p. 159. ISBN 080062128X. http://books.google.com/books?id=W82FOCZ4hmwC&pg=PA159&dq=%22day+by+day%22+%22Saint+Richard+of+Chichester%22&hl=en&ei=PNr-S6XMHcOBlAfN1KnFCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22day%20by%20day%22%20%22Saint%20Richard%20of%20Chichester%22&f=false.
- ^ . http://books.google.de/books?id=EigEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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- 1971 songs
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