Joshua
By Georg Friedrich Händel
Tracklist
- Act I
- Introduction
- Ye Sons Of Israel (Chorus)
- Behold, My Friends (Recitative)
- O First In Wisdom (Air)
- Matrons And Virgins (Recitative)
- Oh! Who Can Tell! (Air)
- Caleb, Attend To All (Recitative)
- To Long Posterity We Here (Chorus)
- So Long The Memory Shall Last (Accompagnato)
- While Kedron's Brook To Jordan's Stream (Air)
- But, Who Is He (Recitative)
- Awful, Pleasing Being (Air)
- Joshua, I Come Commission'd From On High (Recitative)
- Leader Of Israel (Accompagnato)
- To Give Command (Recitative)
- Haste, Israel Haste (Air)
- The Lord Commands (Chorus)
- In These Blest Scenes (Accompagnato)
- Tis Achsah's Voice (Recitative) - Hail! Lovely Virgin (Accompagnato)
- Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush (Air)
- O Achsah, Form'd For Ev'ry Chaste Delight (Recitative)
- Our Limpid Streams With Freedom Flow (Duet)
- The Trumpet Calls (Recitative)
- May All The Host Of Heav'n Attend Him Round (Chorus)
- 'Tis Well; Six Times The Lord Hath Been Obey'd (Recitative)
- Act II
- A Solemn March
- Glory To God (Chorus)
- The Walls Are Levell'd (Recitative)
- See, The Raging Flames Arise (Air)
- To Vanity And Earthly Pride (Air)
- Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm (Recitative)
- Almighty Ruler Of The Skies (Recitative) - Thy Mercy Did With Israel Dwell (Chorus)
- Joshua, The Men Dispatch'd By Thee (Recitative)
- How Soon Our Tow'ring Hopes (Chorus)
- Whence This Dejection (Recitative)
- With Redoubled Rage Return (Air, Chorus)
- Now Give The Army Breath (Recitative)
- Heroes When With Glory Burning (Air)
- Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r (Recitative)
- As Cheers The Sun The Tender Flow'r (Air)
- Sure I'm Deceiv'd, With Sorrow I Behold (Recitative)
- Nations, Who In Future Story, Would Recorded Be With Glory (Air)
- Brethren And Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts (Recitative)
- Thus Far Our Cause Is Favour'd By The Lord (Recitative)
- Oh! Thou Bright Orb, Great Ruler Of The Day (Chorus And Joshua)
- Act III
- Hail, Mighty Joshua, Hail (Chorus)
- Happy, Oh, Trice Happy We (Air)
- Caleb, For Holy Eleazer Send (Recitative)
- Shall I In Mamre's Fertile Plain (Air)
- For All These Mercies We Will Sing (Chorus)
- O Caleb, Fear'd By Foes (Recitative)
- Place Danger Around Me (Air)
- Father Of Mercy (Chorus)
- In Bloom Of Youth (Recitative)
- See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes (Chorus)
- Welcome! My Son, My Othniel (Recitative)
- Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre (Air)
- While Life Shall Last (Recitative)
- O Peerless Maid, With Beauty Blest (Duet)
- While Lawless Tyrants (Recitative)
- The Great Jehovah Is Our Awful Theme (Chorus)