Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)
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"Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)" is a prominent opening number from the 1971 rock musical Godspell that serves as a rousing call to spiritual awakening and communal celebration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11773765 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) Context triple: [Godspell, notableSong, Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)]
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A.
Ye servants of the Lord
"Ye servants of the Lord" is a Christian hymn attributed to 18th-century English Nonconformist minister and hymnwriter Philip Doddridge, calling believers to devoted worship and service to God.
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B.
Ready an’ Willing
Ready an’ Willing is a 1980 hard rock album by British band Whitesnake, noted for its bluesy sound and the hit single “Fool for Your Loving.”
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C.
Behold I Come
"Behold I Come" is a reggae track by International Herb, likely featuring roots-influenced rhythms and spiritually themed lyrics.
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D.
Get Ready for This
"Get Ready for This" is a high-energy dance track by 2 Unlimited, widely recognized as a staple at sports events and featured on the album Money Money 2020.
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E.
Thy Word
"Thy Word" is a popular contemporary Christian worship song by Amy Grant, known for its lyrics inspired by Psalm 119:105.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) Target entity description: "Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)" is a prominent opening number from the 1971 rock musical Godspell that serves as a rousing call to spiritual awakening and communal celebration.
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A.
Ye servants of the Lord
"Ye servants of the Lord" is a Christian hymn attributed to 18th-century English Nonconformist minister and hymnwriter Philip Doddridge, calling believers to devoted worship and service to God.
-
B.
Ready an’ Willing
Ready an’ Willing is a 1980 hard rock album by British band Whitesnake, noted for its bluesy sound and the hit single “Fool for Your Loving.”
-
C.
Behold I Come
"Behold I Come" is a reggae track by International Herb, likely featuring roots-influenced rhythms and spiritually themed lyrics.
-
D.
Get Ready for This
"Get Ready for This" is a high-energy dance track by 2 Unlimited, widely recognized as a staple at sports events and featured on the album Money Money 2020.
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E.
Thy Word
"Thy Word" is a popular contemporary Christian worship song by Amy Grant, known for its lyrics inspired by Psalm 119:105.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
opening number ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
Godspell (1973 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Godspell
|
| associatedWork | Day by Day (song from Godspell) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn |
Godspell (Off-Broadway, 1971)
ⓘ
linked to:
Godspell
|
| functionInMusical |
introduces John the Baptist
ⓘ
summons the ensemble ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian musical song
ⓘ
rock musical song ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Biblical call to prepare the way of the Lord ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
gospel-influenced
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
function as a rousing call to worship
ⓘ
minimal lyrics and repetitive chant-like structure ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Godspell original cast recording
ⓘ
linked to:
Godspell
|
| openingNumberOf | Godspell ⓘ |
| partOf |
Godspell
ⓘ
Godspell (1971 musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Godspell
|
| performanceContext |
film adaptation
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| publisher | Musical theatre publishers associated with Godspell ⓘ |
| refrain | Prepare ye the way of the Lord ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion |
Isaiah 40:3
ⓘ
Matthew 3:3 ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
John the Baptist ⓘ |
| theme |
communal celebration
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| title | Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian worship and church performances
ⓘ
community and school productions of Godspell ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voice ⓘ |
| yearOfOrigin | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord) Description of subject: "Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)" is a prominent opening number from the 1971 rock musical Godspell that serves as a rousing call to spiritual awakening and communal celebration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.