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Symphony

1. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, My people

2. Air: Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted

3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord

4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord

5. Air: But who may abide the day of his coming

6. Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi

7. Recit: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - 8. Aria: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - 9. Coro

10. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover

11. Air: The people that walked in darkness

12. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born

13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

14. Recitative: There were shepherds - Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord - Recitative: And the angel said unto them - Accompagnato: And suddenly

15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest

16. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion

17. Recitative: Then shall the eyes - 18: Duet: He shall feed his flock

19. Chorus: His yoke is easy

20. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God

21. Air: He Was Despised

22. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs

23. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed

24. Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray

25. Accompagnato: All They That See Him - 26. Chorus: He Trusted In God"

27. Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart

28. Arioso: Behold and see

29. Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off - 30. Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell

31. Chorus: Lift up your heads

32. Recitative: Unto which of the angels - 33. Chorus: Let all the angels

34. Air: Thou art gone up on high

35. Chorus: The Lord gave the word

36. Air: How beautiful are the feet

37. Chorus: Their sound is gone out

38. Air: Why do the nations

39. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder

40. Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven - 41. Air: Thou shalt break them

42. Chorus: Hallelujah

43. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth

44. Chorus: Since by man came death

45. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you - 46. Air: The Trumpet shall sound

47. Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass - 48. Duet: O death where is thy sting - 49. Chorus: But thanks be to God

50. Air: If God be for us

51. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb... Amen

1. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro)

2. Adagio e staccato

3a. Allegro

3b. Andante

3c. Allegro

5. Air

6. Menuet

7. Bourrée

8. Hornpipe

4. Andante

11. Allegro

12. Alla Hornpipe

19. Menuet

17. Rigaudon

14. Lentement

15. Bourrée

20. Menuet

Allegro

13. Minuet

1. Ouverture

2. Bourrée

3. La paix

4. La réjouissance

6. Menuet I

7. Menuet II

1. Prelude

2. The Sons of Israel do mourn

3. He put on righteousness

4. When the ear heard him

5. How is the mighty fall'n

6. He deliver'd the poor

7. How is the mighty fall'n (Reprise)

8. The righteous shall be had

9. Their bodies are buried in peace

10. The people will tell

11. They shall receive a glorious kingdom

12. The merciful goodness of the Lord

13. Now there arose a new king

14. And the children of Israel

15. Then sent he Moses

16. They loathed to drink of the river

17. Their land brought forth frogs

18. He spake the word

19. He gave them hailstones

20. He sent a thick darkness

21. He smote all the first-born of Egypt

22. But as for his people

23. Egypt was glad

24. He rebuked the Red Sea

25. He led them through the deep

26. But the waters overwhelmed their enemies

27. And Israel saw that great work

28. And believed the Lord

29. Moses and the children of Israel

30. I will sing unto the Lord

31. The Lord is my strength

32. He is my God

33. The Lord is a man of war

34. The depths have cover'd them

35. Thy right hand, O Lord

36. Thou sendest forth thy wrath

37. And with the blast of thy nostrils

38. The enemy said

39. Thou Didst Blow

40. Who is like unto thee

41. Thou in thy mercy

42. The people shall hear

43. Thou shalt bring them in

44. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever

45. For the horse of Pharaoh

46. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever

47. And Miriam the prophetess

48. Sing ye to the Lord