Rise or Fall / Act I Finale

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[JOHANN] LOOK WHAT I'VE DONE! MY RISE HAS JUST BEGUN I'VE MADE THE CITY SCREAM MY NAME HOW THEY ALL CHEER AND NOW EACH STEP IS CLEAR BUT WILL THIS GIRL PLAY MY GAME? I DID WHAT HE TOLD ME TO I MADE THE MOVE AND FOLLOWED THROUGH BUT HAS THE FOOLISH GIRL PULLED AWAY? WILL MY GRETCHEN FOLLOW ME AND SHOW THE BOY WHAT HE CAN'T SEE OR GIVE MY RISING CITY ALL AWAY? THERE ARE SO MANY PENDING QUESTIONS SO MUCH THAT COMMON SENSE DEMANDS I'VE GIVEN GRETCHEN CLEAR DIRECTIONS NOW MY FATE IS IN HER HANDS RISE OR FALL? WILL I RISE OR FALL? THROUGH IT AL, A VOICE KEEPS RINGING WIN OR LOSE? IS THIS ALL A RUSE? EVERY CHOICE I CHOOSE TO MAKE LEADS ME TOWARD TOWARD ANOTHER TURN TO TAKE [VALENTINE] FATHER, BLESS US ON THIS DAY IN HER EYES MY DOUBTS FADE AWAY I WILL HONOR AND OBEY OUR FAMILY NAME AND THIS I PRAY [JOHANN] There you are! DID GRETCHEN TAKE THE BAIT OR IS HER FOOLISH PRIDE TOO GREAT? AND WILL SHE TELL THE BOY TO FALL IN LINE? IF SHE DOESN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY OR DO TO FIGHT THE CHURCH AND TAKE WHAT'S DULY MINE? [THE TRAVELER] Johann! YOU'VE FOUND THIS LONELY GRETCHEN'S CRAVING! YOU KNOW THE SECRET IN HER SOUL! NOW THAT THE GIRL IS CLOSE TO CAVING YOU'VE GOT HER DREAMS IN YOUR CONTROL! [BOTH] RISE OR FALL! [THE TRAVELER] YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL! THOUGH YOU'RE SMALL, YOUR STRENGTH IS MIGHTY [BOTH] WIN OR LOSE! [JOHANN] SHE CANNOT REFUSE! [THE TRAVELER] YOU'VE MADE OUR GRETCHEN UNDERSTAND NOW STAND BACK AND WATCH HER TAKE HIS HAND [VALENTINE] FATHER, BLESS ME ON THIS DAY I WILL LEAD WITH LOVE IN GOD'S RIGHTEOUS WAY I WILL HONOR AND OBEY AND THE HOLY CHURCH AND THIS I PRAY [Chorus] SANCTUS, SANCTUS [JOHANN] THE WORDS CUT THROUGH MY SOUL HE KNOWS MY EVERY DREAM SHOULD I BELIEVE HIM? HE FEEDS ME MORE AND I CAN SOAR... SO, RISE OR FALL? WILL I RISE OR FALL? [GRETCHEN] THE WORDS CUT THROUGH MY SOUL HE THINKS HE KNOWS MY EVERY DREAM SHOULD I BELIEVE HIM? HE FEES ME MORE AND I CAN SOAR [Chorus & ARCHBISHOP PETER] RESPICE, QUAESUMUS, DOMINE SUPER HOS FAMULIOS TOUS RESPICE, QUAESUMUS, DOMINE SUPER HOS FAMULIOS TOUS AHHH... [ANA] ARE YOU STILL THE MAN I KNOW? [THE TRAVELER] LIKE A PHOENIX RISING NOW FIND THE STRENGTH AND STILL SOMEHOW [JOHANN, THE TRAVELER & ANA] THIS NEW FRONTIER WEAKENS DOUBT AND FEAR AHHH... [GRETCHEN & VALENTINE] FATHER BLESS US ON THIS DAY... [Chorus & ARCHBISHOP] AHHH... [THE TRAVELER] WATCH HER TAKE THE BARON'S HAND NOW YOU'RE NEXT TO TAKE THIS TOWN'S COMMAND AMEN! [JOHANN, GRETCHEN & THE TRAVELER] OUR CHOICES RISE ABOVE IT ALL STAND UP TALL FOR NOW WE RISE [JOHAN & THE TRAVELER] OR FALL! [ALL} AHHHHH!