Programme

Part One

1 Sinfonia

Overture

2 Recitative - Tenor

Comfort ye my people

3 Air - Tenor

Ev'ry valley shall be exalted

4 Chorus

And the glory of the Lord

5 Recitative - Bass

Thus saith the Lord

6 Air - Alto

But who may abide the day of his coming?

7 Chorus

And He shall purify

8 Recitative - Alto

Behold, a Virgin shall conceive

9 Air and Chorus - Alto

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

10 Recitative - Bass

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth

11 Air - Bass

The people that walked in darkness

12 Chorus

For unto us a Child is born

13 Pifa

Pastoral Symphony

14a Recitative - Soprano

There were shepherds abiding in the field

14b Recitative - Soprano

And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them

15 Recitative - Soprano

And the Angel said unto them

16 Recitative - Soprano

And suddenly there was with the Angel

17 Chorus

Glory to God

18 Air - Soprano

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion

19 Recitative - Alto

Then shall the eyes of the blind

20 Air for Alto and Soprano

He shall feed his flock

21 Chorus

His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light

INTERMISSION

Part Two

22 Chorus

Behold the Lamb of God

23 Air - Alto

He was despised

24 Chorus

Surely he hath borne our griefs

25 Chorus

And with His stripes we are healed

26 Chorus

All we like sheep have gone astray

27 Recitative - Tenor

All they that see him laugh him to scorn

28 Chorus

He trusted in God

29 Recitative - Tenor

Thy rebuke has broken his heart

30 Air - Tenor

Behold, and see if there be any sorrow

31 Recitative - Tenor

He was cut off out of the land of the living

32 Air - Tenor

But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell

33 Chorus

Lift up your heads, O ye gates

37 Chorus

The Lord gave the Word

38 Air - Soprano

How beautiful are the feet

39 Chorus

Their sound is gone out

40 Air - Bass

Why do the nations so furiously rage together?

41 Chorus

Let us break their bonds asunder

42 Recitative - Tenor

He that dwelleth in heaven

43 Air - Tenor

Thou shalt break them

44 Chorus

Hallelujah

Part Three

45 Air - Soprano

I know that my Redeemer liveth

46 Chorus

Since by man came death

47 Recitative - Bass

Behold, I tell you a mystery

48 Air - Bass

The trumpet shall sound

53 Chorus

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain | Amen