Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrical hook by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula
Sung by Cory Jeacoma

LYRICS

“Glory Glory Hallelujah”
Draft 3.0 / July 17, 2021

		ALEXANDER
SEARCHING FOR THE WORDS
FOR HEALING

SWALLOWED BY A HOPELESS
FEELING

WHAT'S THE USE OF PRAYER?
YOU'RE SILENT.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?
TO BREAK ME.

THIS IS WHAT YOU GIVE?
FORSAKE ME.

THIS IS WHO YOU MADE.
SO TAKE ME

I LOOK ABOVE
AND FIND A HOLLOW SPACE

YOU STEAL A LIFE
YET SAY I MUST BELIEVE IN GRACE.

		(A silhouette of JOHN JR.)

NOTHING LEFT TO DO
BUT GIVE IN

OH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
WHAT'S THE USE OF HALLELUJAH?
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH

ALL THE ENDLESS WORDS
THEY'RE NUMBING

		(A silhouette of SARAH, holding her hand to her head.)

WHO WILL SEE THE LIGHT
IT'S COMING

WATCH THE NUMBER RISE
DAY BY DAY

IF I SAY THE WORDS
YOU'LL SAVE THEM?

IF I SAY THEM LOUD
YOU'LL SAVE US?

(A silhouette of ANN holding her son. She wipes his forehead and then starts to cough herself. The silhouettes fade away.)

IF I TRY AGAIN
YOU'LL SAVE ME?

WHAT CAN I DO
OH GOD, I'M JUST ONE MAN.

BUT IS THAT TRUE
BACK HOME I HAVE MY SON, MY ANN.

SING

GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
NOW I HEAR THE HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH

I SEE NOW
NOW I SEE

			ALL
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
SING GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
HALLELUJAH
	(Fade to black.)

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Composer focusing on immersive hybrid musical theatre works.
Premieres and performances include The United Nations, Lincoln Center, Dallas Symphony Myerson Hall, Feinstein’s 54 Below, Ferguson Center for the Arts, US Mint, Maison in New Orleans, Times Square, Bergen Kjøtt Bar, Bastionen (Malmö).
Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop, The Dramatists Guild, Maestra, and StateraArts. Former musician at American Ballet Theatre JKO, Steps on Broadway, and Barnard/Columbia.

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Shoshana Børve