Belshazzar

Overture

Scene 1. No. 1. Accompagnato Ed Arioso. Vain Fluctuating State Of Human Empire!

Scene 1. No. 2a. Aria. Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone

Scene 1. No. 2b. Recitative. The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh / Scene 2. No. 3a. Recitative. O Much Belov'd

Scene 2. No. 3b. Air. Lament Not Thus, O Queen, In Vain!

Scene 3. No. 4. Chorus Of Babylonians. Behold By Persia's Hero Made

Scene 3. No. 5a. Recitative. Well May They Laugh, From Meagrre Famine Safe / No. 5b. Accompagnato. Oh Memory

Scene 3. No. 6. Aria. Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief

Scene 3. No. 7. Aria. Dry Those Unavailing Tears

Scene 3. No. 8a. Recitative. Be Comforted: Safe Tho' The Tyrant Seem / No. 8b. Accompagnato. Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates / No. 8bis. Recitative. Now Tell Me Gobrias

Scene 3. No. 9. Aria. Behold The Monstrous Human Beast / No. 10a. Recitative. Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown'd In Wine

Scene 3. No. 10b. Aria. Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known / No. 11a. Recitative. My Friends, Be Confident, And Boldly Enter

Scene 3. No. 11b. Chorus. All Empires Upon God Depend

Scene 4. No. 12. Arioso. O Sacred Oracles Of Truth!

Scene 4. No. 13a. Accompagnato. Rejoice, My Countrymen: The Time Draws Near / No. 13b. Recitative. For Long Ago / No. 14. Accompagnato. This Saith The Lord To Cyrus His Annointed

Scene 4. No. 15. Chorus. Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It

Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears

Scene 5. No. 16a. Aria. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign / No. 16b. Recitative. For You, My Friends, The Nobles Of My Court

Scene 5. No. 17. Aria. The Leafy Honours Of The Field

Scene 5. No. 18a. Recitative. It Is The Custom; I May Say, The Law

Scene 5. No. 18b. Chorus Of Jews. Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command

Scene 5. No. 19a. Recitative. They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be To Learn

Scene 5. No. 19b. Duet. O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear

Scene 5. No. 20. Chorus Of Jews. By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God To Its Meridian Height Ascends

Scene 1. No. 21. Chorus. See, From His Post Euphrates Flies! / No. 22. Semichorus. Why Faithless River Dost Thou Leave / No. 23. Semichorus. Euphrates Hath His Task Fulfil'd / No. 24. Chorus. Of Things On Earth, Proud Man Must Own

Scene 1. No. 25a. Recitative. You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City / No. 25b. Aria. Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near / No. 26. Chorus Of Persians. To Arms, To Arms, No More Delay

Scene 2. No. 27. Chorus. Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down

Scene 2. No. 28. Aria. Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess

Scene 2. No. 29a. Accompagnato And Chorus. Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r?

Scene 2. No. 29b. Recitative. Call All Your Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans / No. 30. Symphonie

Scene 2. No. 31a. Recitative. Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Your King / No. 31b. Trio. Alas! To Hard A Task The King Imposes / No. 32a. Chorus. O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief!

Scene 2. No. 32b. Recitative. O King, Live For Ever! / No. 32c. Recitative. Art Thou That Daniel, Of The Jewish Captives? / No. 33. Aria. No: To Thyself Thy Trifles Be

Scene 2. No. 34. Yet To Obey His Dread Command / No. 35. Accompagnato. Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself / No. 36. Recitative. O Sentence Too Severe! And Yet Too Sure!

Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears

Scene 3. No. 38a. O God Of Truth! O Faithful Guide! / No. 38b. Recitative. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace

Scene 3. No. 39. O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They

Scene 1. No. 40a. Alternate Hopes And Fears Distract My Mind / No. 40b. Recitative. Fain Would I Hope. Is There Not Room To Hope?

Scene 1. No. 41a. Aria. Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin? / No. 41b. Recitative. My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes: By This

Scene 1. No. 42. Chorus Of Jews. Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth!

Scene 2. No. 43. Aria. I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow'r / No. 44. A Martial Symphony

Scene 3. No. 45a. Aria. To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due / No. 45b. Recitative. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, To Find Out

Scene 3. No. 46. Aria. Destructive War Thy Limits Know

Scene 3. No. 47a. Duett. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / No. 47b. Recitative. Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought

Scene 3. No. 48. Soli And Chorus. Tell It Out Among The Heathen, That The Lord Is King

Scene 3. No. 49. Accompagnato. Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel

Scene 3. No. 50. Anthem. I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King