Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today / God Bless Us Every One Reprise Lyrics – A Christmas Carol Cast

Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today / God Bless Us Every One Reprise Text

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SCROOGE
I have seen a future
Full of darkness,
All the darkness of my heart!
At my door
A world in need of kindess.
From man’s kindness, I departed!
All the hours of my days
And years I’ve wasted!
All the joy and love
I never tasted!
All the errors of the past
Replaced with
Something strange…
Give me time to change!

I can see a future full of beauty,
And my spirit starts to fly!
I can change the world,
Yes, it’s my duty!
God forgive me!
Let me try!
I’ll spend my fortune
On the ones who need me,
Go where kindness
And my conscience lead me,
Give my heart and soul to all!
God speed me on my way,
And to God I pray,
Let the Christmas spirit
Live within me,
Yesterday, tomorrow, and today!

(Beyond the iron gates of the graveyard, a Procession of Children approaches.)

GRACE SMYTHE
Let the stars in the sky
Remind us of man’s compassion.
Let us love till we die
And God bless us, everyone.

GRACE SMYTHE
In your heart
There’s a light as
Bright as a star in Heaven.
OTHER CHILDREN
Ohh…
Ohh…
Ohh…
SCROOGE
(Joining hesitantly)
In … your heart …
As bright as a
Star in heaven…

GRACE SMYTHE, MORE CHILDREN
Let it shine through the night and

GRACE SMYTHE, CHILDREN, SCROOGE
God bless us, everyone.

ALL CHILDREN (EXCEPT GRACE SMYTHE)
‘Til each child is fed,
‘Til all men are free,

(In the midst of the children, Scrooge sees his Mother holding hands with Fan.)

GRACE SMYTHE, CHILDREN, MOTHER, FAN
‘Til the world
Becomes a
Family
SCROOGE, ALL
Star by star in the sky
And kindness by human kindness,
SOME CHILDREN
Aah…
Aah…

SCROOGE, MOTHER, FAN
Let me love ‘til I die

SCROOGE, ALL
And God bless us every …

(The earth cracks open, revealing a red chasm. The Ghost of Christmas Future tries to entangle Scrooge in a shroud,
dragging him toward the mouth of the waiting grave. They struggle.)

[Thanks to Patience for lyrics]

[Thanks to Jeffrey West for corrections]