Children of Eden/Tear Jerker

"Noah: That the hardest part of love, Father: and the rarest part of love Both: And the truest part of love...is letting go."
 * The expulsion, Abel's death, and the flood, natch.
 * Eve's monologue and the title song, "Children of Eden" at the end of Act I. Father finally speaks to her for the first time after The Fall. She sings a goodbye song to her large family, and her death is presented as walking up the staircase into Father's arms.
 * "The Hardest Part of Love"

"In whatever time we have, for as long as we are living We can face whatever comes, if we face it now as one If there's silence in the sky, in a world without a future We will swear to be together in whatever time we have."
 * The reprise of the big love song then becomes about the entire family staying together:

"We cannot know what will occur Just make our journey worth the taking..."
 * The finale, In the Beginning
 * That little reprise of 'Children of Eden' at the end of "In The Beginning" is almost too beautiful for me to actually listen to.
 * My choir sang this at my best friend's graduation (it was our fall show that year). It was particularly moving, with the parts of Japeth and Yonah sung by two graduating seniors ('This step is once again our fist/We set our feet upon a virgin land...") and the freshman chorus joining in at the last minute:

"I will dance before the lightning to music sacred and profane Shed no tears for me, light no candle for my sake The journey I am making now is one we all must make..."
 * "Stranger To The Rain" is heartbreaking.