CHORUS. And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.-Isa. xl. 5. RECITATIVE, accompanied, Mr. BELLAMY. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Yet once a little while, and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land: and I will shake all nations; and the desire of all nations shall come.-Haggai, ii. 6, 7. The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his tem ple; even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold! he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.-Malachi iii. 1. SONG. But who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire.-Malachi iii. 2. CHORUS. And he shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Malachi iii. 3. RECITATIVE, Miss WILKINSON. Behold! a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name EMMANUEL, God with us.-Isa. vii. 14. AIR AND CHORUS, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain: 0 thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah. Behold your God. Isa. xl. 9. Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.-Isa. lx. 1. RECITATIVE, accompanied, Mr. PHILLIPS. For, behold! darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people! but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee, and the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising-Isa. lx. 2.3. AIR. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.-Isa. ix. 2. CHORUS. For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.-Isa. ix. 6. PASTORAL SYMPHONY. RECITATIVE, Miss STEPHENS. There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.-Luke ii. 8. RECITATIVE, accompanied. And, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.-Luke ii. 9. RECITATIVE. And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people; for unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.-Luke ii. 10, 11. RECITATIVE, accompanied. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,-Luke ii. 13. CHORUS. Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good-will towards men!-Luke ii. 14. SONG, Mademoiselle GARCIA. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee! Zech. ix. 9. He is the righteous Saviour, and he shall speak peace unto the heathen. [Da Capo.] RECITATIVE, Miss WILKINSON: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.-Isa. xxxv. 5, 6. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.-Isa. xl. 11. (SECOND PART.) Madame CARADORI. Come unto him all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and he will give you rest.-Matt. xi. 28. Take his yoke upon you, and learn of him, for he is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.Matt. ix. 29. CHORUS. His yoke is easy, and his burden is light.-Matt. xi. 30. END OF THE FIRST PART. (An Interval of a QUARTER OF AN HOUR between the First and Second Parts.) PART II. CHORUS. BEHOLD the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.-John i. 29. SONG, Mr. KNYVETT. He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows; and acquainted with grief.-Isa. liii. 3. CHORUS. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; he was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him. And with his stripes we are healed.-Isa. liii. 4, 5. CHORUS. All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.Isa. liii. 6. RECITATIVE, accompanied, All they that see him, laugh him to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying,-Psa. xxii. 7. CHORUS. He trusted in God that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, if he delight in him.-Psa. xxii. 8. RECITATIVE, accompanied, Mr. BRAHAM. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart; he is full of heaviness, he looked for some to have pity on him, but there was no man, neither found he any to comfort him.-Psa. Ixix. 21. SONG. Behold! and see, if there be any sorrow like unto his sor row. Lam. i 12. RECITATIVE, accompanied, Miss TRAVIS. He was cut off out of the land of the living, for the trans gression of my people was he stricken.-Isa. liii. 8. SONG. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell; nor didst thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.-Acts, i. 27. SEMI-CHORUS. ALL THE PRINCIPAL SINGERS. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come inPsa. xxiv. 7. SEMI-CHORUS. Who is the King of Glory? Psa. xxiv. 8. SEMI-CHORUS. The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. |