Gideon (Oratorio in Three Parts)

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

• 1 Ouverture 3:55
• 2 Minuet 2:21
• 3 Recitative: Forthe from the swarming East 1:06
• 4 Soli & Chorus: Comfort us, O Lord 3:14
• 5 Recitative: A Man, a Prophet 0:17
• 6 Accompagnato: No Wonder, That Ye Fly 0:34
• 7 Air: Trembling with Horror 3:03
• 8 Soli & Chorus: Lord, We Seek Thy Blessing 2:59
• 9 Recitative: Westward from Reverend Jordan's Silver Stream 0:43
• 10 Accompagnato: By Doubt and Shame 1:12
• 11 Air: Rise with Furious Emulation 4:05
• 12 Recitative: As Thus He Sung 0:46
• 13 Air: Thou Light of Israel 3:01
• 14 Accompagnato: Let the Command Suffice 0:52
• 15 Recitative: He Said, and Gently Stretching Out 0:59
• 16 Solo & Chorus: Immortal God, Whose Hand 1:38
• 17 Recitative: A Midian Prince 0:30
• 18 Air: Mighty Belus, Midian's Glory! 4:28
• 19 Recitative: This Done, He with a Chosen Party Went 0:58
• 20 Air: 'Tis Time, My Sons 2:00
• 21 Recitative: Forth from the Town 0:39
• 22 Duet: Sweet Is Conquest Disapproving 2:43
• 23 Trio: Like a Bright Cherub 1:57
• 24 Recitative: Then Bowing Mild 0:55
• 25 Air: May Kind Angels Still Attend Thee 6:34
• 26 Recitative: And Thus the Choral Band 0:10
• 27 Chorus: Hail, Enlivener of Our Cause! 2:18
• 28 Recitative: Triumphant to the Town 0:49
• 29 Air: How Sweet the Rose 1:53
• 30 Soli & Chorus: Great Jehovah 2:52
• 31 Recitative: TH' Assembly Rose 0:58
• 32 Air: Israel's Guardian, Sole Creator! 1:08
• 33 Recitative: Silent He March'd 0:54
• 34 Air: Hark, How the Winds Around 3:07
• 35 Chorus: Destroy These Idols 1:58
• 36 Recitative: Gideon, Preparing Now 0:18
• 37 Accompagnato & Recitative: Not These Imperfect Rites 1:19
• 38 Air: O Glorious Mortal 5:53

Disc 2

• 1 Recitative: At Morn Rose Baal's Priest 1:24
• 2 Accompagnato: No More Thus Loud 0:31
• 3 Trio: From the Mountain's Brow 1:26
• 4 Recitative: Here Had Contention Drawn 0:44
• 5 Air: Sons of Israel, Let Not Frenzy 4:18
• 6 Recitative: The Priest Still Beats His Breast 0:48
• 7 Air: Return! Tumultuous Ruin Shun! 3:34
• 8 Recitative: While Yet He Spake 0:24
• 9 Accompagnato: Furious Revenge 1:28
• 10 Solo & Chorus: All Glory Be to Thee, O Lord! 3:34
• 11 Recitative: Sudden the Priest of Baal 0:36
• 12 Solo & Chorus: Glorious Patron! Glorious Hero! 3:43
• 13 Recitative: Much I Applaud, Brave Youth 0:45
• 14 Chorus: Let Jehovah By Miracle Confirm 4:03
• 15 Recitative: Now, While the Multitude 0:17
• 16 Accompagnato: Thou Sacred, High, Unutterable Name! 0:52
• 17 Recitative: His Pray'r Was Heard 0:13
• 18 Accompagnato: Once More, My God 0:49
• 19 Recitative: He Spoke, and It Was So 0:18
• 20 Soli & Chorus: Happy Nation 4:30
• 21 Recitative: Now Each Rous'd Soldier 0:34
• 22 Air: Let the Trumpet's Sound Inviting 4:21
• 23 Recitative: Let Gideon, Our Undaunted Hero 0:13
• 24 Air: Tho' Now Fall'n, Dismay'd 3:49
• 25 Recitative: Thanks to My Countrymen 0:26
• 26 Air: From Your Idol Gods Returning 3:26
• 27 Recitative: Alarm'd By Frequent 1:29
• 28 Air: In Notes of Joy We Hail the Happy Day 6:46
• 29 Recitative: Ye Sons of Israel 0:27
• 30 Air & Chorus: Sing and Rejoyce! 3:30
• 31 Recitative: To Meet the Hero 0:36
• 32 Accompagnato: Ye See, That God 0:52
• 33 Duet: Sweet Peace, from Heav'n Ascending 7:18
• 34 Recitative: Our Hearts Their Confidence 0:40
• 35 Soli & Chorus: Wondrous Are Thy Works, O Lord! 7:25

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