Opening / Mysterious Ways [2015 Broadway Cast Recording]

Hey, sista, whatcha gon' do...?

Goin' down by the river
Gonna play with you

Papa don't like no screamin' 'round here

No lip from da woman when they chug that beer

Sho nuf sun gon' shine
Gon' be grown ladies of the marryin' kind
Sure 'nough moon gon' rise
Like a huckleberry pie
In the middle of the sky

Gon' be alright
Gon' be alright

It's Sunday morning

So make a joyful noise
Joyful noise Joyful noise
A joyful noise Joyful
Unto the Joyful
Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord!
Hallelujah!

Today's the day
God hath made

It's Sunday Ha! Ha!
It's Sunday My Lord!
It's Sunday I-i-i-i-oop!
Mornin'
So make a
Joyful noise Joyful noise Joyful noise Joyful noise
Unto the Lord!

When the King threw Daniel in the lion's den

The good lord works
In mysterious ways!

God sent a mighty angel, brought him out again

Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways!

When God saw the wicked he knew what to do
Said, Noah, bring the animals two by two
'Cause I'm gonna keep your boat afloat for forty days

'Cause the good lord works in mysterious ways

Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom

Celie! C'mon, Celie, you're slow as molasses

Celie not feelin' good Pa
She goin' as fast as she can

Celie!
I'm sorry, Pa

Nettie!

Whatchu gon' call your baby, chile?

If it's a boy, I'm gon' call this one Adam. An' the last one name Olivia

Celie!

Livin' with that man what killed their mother. Now it gon' kill them too

I heard about po
Chile Celie
Heard about po Already ruint
Chile Celie Two times! Hummph!
Heard about po Already runit
Chile Celie Two times! Hummph! She only fourteen
Years old

Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?

Nobody know!
I hear her Pa take her chirren
Into the woods and done kilt dem

Don't waste your time tryin' to
Wrassle with your worldly woe

The good lord works
In mysterious ways

'Cause God watchin' over you wherever you go

Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways

If your poor back breakin'
Under all that weight
St. Peter gonna lift it
At the pearly gate

Let the spirit walk beside you on your darkest days

Oh, the good lord work in mysterious... ways

None of us knows what the Lord's got planned for us, no sir
So I want you to stop your moanin', quit your groanin'
Just throw away your handkerchief
Put your hand in his
And follow where he leads, Lord have mercy!
That's what I'm talkin' about!

The good Lord is walkin' witcha

Walkin!

Y'all don't hear me
I said the good Lord is talkin' witcha

Talkin'!

Yeah Lord!

Walkin' witcha

Hey!

Talkin' witcha

Yeah!

When the devil start squawkin' witcha
God won't quitcha
No, he won't!

Yes he works!

Whoa he's walkin'

Yes he works!

And he's talkin'

Yes he works!

Everyday

Yes he works!

Walkin' witcha

Yes he works! Talkin' witcha
Yes he works! When the devil start
Yes he works! Squawkin' witcha
Yes he works! God won't quitcha, no he won't!
Yes he works!

Works!

Dear God!

Works!

Dear God!
You know that God works

In mysterious ways

So make a joyful noise

Joy, throw your hands up
Joyful noise
Get up on your feet, yeah
Joyful
Joyful
Joyful

Joyful!

Come on, church! And make a joyful noise!

Unto the Lord!