Leonard Bernstein
X. Credo - 3. Trope: “Hurry”

[SOLO MEZZO-SOPRANO 1]
You said you'd come again
When?
When things got really rough
So you made us all suffer
While they got a bit rougher
Tougher and tougher
Well, things are tough enough

So when's your next appearance on the scene?
I'm ready
Hurry
Went to church for clearance and I'm clean
And steady
Hurry
While I'm waiting I can get my bags packed
Flags flown
Shoes blacked
Wings sewn on
Oh, don't you worry
I could even learn to play the harp
You know it
Show it
Hurry
Hurry and come again
[PRERECORDED CHOIR]
Sedet ad dexteram Patris
Et itеrum venturus est cum gloria judicare
Vivos еt mortuos
Cujus regni non erit finis