Pilgrim's Hands - Cast Recording

JASON

If I profane with my unworthiest hand

This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this

My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand

To soothe that rough touch with a tender kiss

DIANE

Good pilgrim…

Good pilgrim…

Wait!

I know it, I swear!

PETER (taking over from DIANE)

Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much

Which mannerly devotion shows in this

For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch

And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss

SISTER CHANTELLE

Zach, in Shakespeare’s time boys played all the parts

So I’ll thank you to keep your ignorance as hidden as possible

Jason…

JASON

Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?

PETER

Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer

JASON

O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do

They pray, grant thou… lest… lest…

PETER

…lest faith turn to despair