Turn Back, O Man

(soloist enters from back of the house and works her way up the aisle during the song)

SOLO
Turn back, O man, forswear thy foolish ways
Old now is earth and none may count her days
Yet thou, her child, whose head is crowned with flame
Still wilt not hear thine inner God proclaim
"Turn back, O man" (is your seat comfortable, sir?)
"Turn back, O man" (mmm, I like that)
"Turn back, O man" (hiya, curly)
Forswear thy foolish ways

(spoken)
See ya later, I'm going to the front of the theater

(sung)
Earth might be fair and all men glad and wise
Age after age their tragic empires rise
Built while they dream, and in that dreaming weep
Would man but wake from out his haunted sleep
Turn back, O man (what are you doing after the show?)
Turn back, O man (can you see from where you're sitting?)
Turn back, O man (hiya, big boy)
Forswear thy foolish ways

(she reaches the stage)

JESUS
Earth shall be fair and all her people one
Not till that hour shall God's whole will be done
Now, even now, once more from Earth to sky
Peals forth in joy man's old undaunted cry
"Earth shall be fair and all her people one"

SOLO
(spoken)
C'mere, Jesus, I got something to show ya!

ALL
Turn back, O man, forswear thy foolish ways
Old now is Earth and none may count her days
Yet thou, her child, whose head is crowned with flame
Still wilt not hear thine inner God proclaim
"Turn back, O man
Turn back, O man
Turn back, O man
Forswear thy foolish ways"

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