from the musical "Les Misérables"

Les Misérables is a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alan Boublil based on a book written by Victor Hugo. Since its premiere at the Palace Theatre, West End-London in 1985, Les Miserables has been translated into 21 different languages and played in 38 countries and 223 cities

The longest running production is in London where it played 7,602 performances at the Palace Theatre before transferring to the Queen's Theatre where it opened on 3 April 2004. It is the longest running musical both at the Palace Theatre and in the West End, London.

The biggest single live audience for Les Misérables to date was 125,000 at the 1989 Australia Day concert in Sydney.

Les Misérables contains beautiful tunes including “I Dreamed A Dream”, “Stars”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More”, “A Heart Full of Love”, “On My Own” and many more.

"One Day More", was used for Bill Clinton's 1992 US Presidential Campaign. "Do You Hear the People Sing" was played over TV newscast from the student protest in Tiananmen Square. "Bring Him Home" was officially requested by the US State Department to use as background for promotional material about the US troops engaged in the Gulf war.

Les Misérables celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its world premiere on 8 October 1995 with a Gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The concert starred the original "Jean Valjean", COLM WILKINSON, who led a company of 250 artists and 100 musicians. All the artists involved had appeared in the worldwide productions of Les Misérables and the specially arranged finale featured 17 different Jean Valjeans singing in many of the languages in which the show has been performed.

And here’s the lyrics of BRING HIM HOME and a link to a video of Colm Wilkinson, the original “Jean Valjean”, who sings BRING HIM HOME.
Enjoy…!

BRING HIM HOME
From the musical Les Misérables
By Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alan Boublil

GOD ON HIGH, HEAR MY PRAYER
IN MY NEED YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE
HE IS YOUNG, HE'S AFRAID
LET HIM REST, HEAVEN BLESSED
BRING HIM HOME
BRING HIM HOME
BRING HIM HOME

HE'S LIKE THE SON I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN
IF GOD HAD GRANTED ME A SON
THE SUMMERS DIE, ONE BY ONE
HOW SOON THEY FLY ON AND ON
AND I AM OLD AND WILL BE GONE

BRING HIM PEACE, BRING HIM JOY
HE IS YOUNG. HE IS ONLY A BOY
YOU CAN TAKE. YOU CAN GIVE
LET HIM BE. LET HIM LIVE

IF I DIE, LET ME DIE
LET HIM LIVE
BRING HIM HOME
BRING HIM HOME
BRING HIM HOME

Palace Theatre @ West End-London. March 2005