Courage
and Love Triumphant
A Michaelmas Play by Lori Ann Kran for the 2nd Grade
Characters: Chorus, Animals, Plants, Farmers, Children
Enter stage singing “Michael Radiant and Bright”
Chorus: In a lovely land not far from here
There dwelt
a community good and dear
They cared
for the animals, plants, and earth
They cared
for each other and were full of mirth.
Farmers: (begin Stomping with right foot in a circle 5x than
pause with left hand raised,
repeat next time left foot forward
with right arm raised)
Yes we have the strength,
Yes we have the will,
Our beasts to tend,
Our earth to till!
(Stop, all face forward and sing)
SONG: We work each day
LowE G
A B
Making
time for play
LowE
E G
A B
With
Michael’s courage
E DBA B
G
Our
hearts we do nourish
E G
A A B D
Animals: The children treat us delightfully!
That’s why we leap so sprite-fully!
Plants: The farmer’s tend to us row by row
With Sun
and Rain we grow and grow!
Farmers: (Same movement as above)
Yes we have
the strength,
Yes we have
the will,
Our beasts
to tend,
Our earth
to till!
(Stop, all face forward and sing)
SONG: We work each day…. (see above)
Farmers and Children: The earth we respect,
We
would never neglect,
Archangel
Michael, He is our guide,
In
love, truth, and justice by His example we abide.
Chorus: But Evil lurked not far away,
Up in the mountains the Dragon held
sway.
On plants and animals he feasted
and tore,
When he saw people he let out a roar!
The humans he’d lift them to the
Sun,
And then ravenously eat them, one
by one!
Farmers: What are these shadows that dim the sky?
That
sulfurous cloud; it stings our eyes!
The stench
is quite strong
The smell
it is rotten!
Oh what
could it be? What have we forgotten?
Look! There in the distance the dragon flies
near. (DRAGON ENTERS)
His aim is
to eat us, to create havoc and fear!
Oh, who can
protect us? Must we all perish?
Must we
lose the community we cherish?
Children: Our hearts tell us now: Call the Angel of the
Lord,
St. Michael
please guide our actions and our swords!
We shan’t kill the Dragon, for
killing’s not right,
We’ll conquer him with courage and
kindness, not might!
(CHILDREN KNEEL WITH ARMS WITH SWORDS TOWARD HEAVEN)
SONG: “Unconquered Hero of the Skies…” author?)
Chorus: The Dragon approached devouring crops as he came,
Searching
for animals to eat just the same!
The lambs
they all bleated,
The cows
they all mooed,
The
chickens they squawked,
And the
doves cried, “coo coo!”
Farmers: We pray Oh
St. Michael,
Give us a sign,
We need your aid now,
From your realms so divine.
Children: Here are our swords,
Crafted with love,
Send us a miracle,
Oh Michael from above!
SONG: “Michael, Michael with your sword so bright!”
B B
E B B E
Chorus: As the Dragon approached,
The sky it
did darken,
The
children all cried, “Michael we hearken!”
Then from
the heavens came a piercing bright light,
Michael on
his steed did swiftly alight!
He gave
every child the courage of knights,
Blessed
with nobility,
They were
ready to fight!
The Dragon
ambled forward,
The scent
of children he found,
The
children stood firmly,
Protecting
their ground.
Children: In Michael’s name we command you, “Be still!”
The love in
our hearts will transform you, “It will!”
Chorus: The Dragon slithered forward with fiery speed,
But the
children all stood there brave, yes indeed!
Then
suddenly from Heaven the meteors flew, (THROW METEORS!)
And
transformed all the swords to sacred iron quite true!
Children: With our swords we transform you,
Forever and anon,
Your evil ways will forever be gone!
Chorus: We thank thee St. Michael,
The
Dragon’s evil has vanished!
Now, once again,
our community can cherish,
The love and the goodness we relied
on in need,
We triumphed together in our
Michaelic deed!
SONG: “Firmly on the Earth I Stand…” sung by the upper
grades.
