HANDEL: Gideon

Gideon (An Oratorio In Three Parts Compiled By John Christopher Smith)
Part I
1-1 Ouverture 3:57
1-2 Menuet 2:22
1-3 Recitative - Forth From The Swarming East 1:06
1-4 Soli And Chorus - Comfort Us, O Lord 3:15
1-5 Recitative - A Man, A Prophet 0:17
1-6 Accompagnato - No Wonder, That Ye Fly 0:35
1-7 Air - Trembling With Horror 3:03
1-8 Soli And Chorus - Lord, We Seek Thy Blessing 3:00
1-9 Recitative - Westward From Reverend Jordan's Silver Stream 0:44
1-10 Accompagnato: By Doubt And Shame 1:12
1-11 Air - Rise With Furious Emulation 4:06
1-12 Recitative - As Thus He Sung 0:46
1-13 Air - Thou Light Of Israel 3:01
1-14 Accompagnato - Let The Command Suffice 0:52
1-15 Recitative - He Said, And Gently Stretching Out 0:59
1-16 Solo And Chorus - Immortal God, Whose Hand 1:39
1-17 Recitative - A Midian Prince 0:31
1-18 Air - Mighty Belus, Midian's Glory! 4:29
1-19 Recitative - This Done, He With A Chosen Party Went 0:59
1-20 Air - 'Tis Time, My Sons' 2:00
1-21 Recitative - Forth From The Town 0:39
1-22 Duet - Sweet Is Conquest Disapproving 2:44
1-23 Trio - Like A Bright Cherub 1:57
1-24 Recitative - Then Bowing Mild 0:56
1-25 Air - May Kind Angels Still Attend Thee 6:35
1-26 Recitative - And Thus The Choral Band 0:10
1-27 Chorus - Hail, Enlivener Of Our Cause! 2:16
Part II
1-28 Recitative - Triumphant To The Town 0:52
1-29 Air - How Sweet The Rose 1:54
1-30 Soli And Chorus - Great Jehova 2:52
1-31 Recitative - Th'assembly Rose 0:58
1-32 Air - Israel's Guardian, Sole Creator! 1:08
1-33 Recitative - Silent He March'd 0:54
1-34 Air - Hark, How The Winds Around 3:08
1-35 Chorus - Destroy These Idols 1:59
1-36 Recitative - Gideon, Preparing Now 0:18
1-37 Accompagnato & Recitative - Not These Imperfect Rites 1:20
1-38 Air - O Glorious Mortal 5:54
2-1 Recitative - At Morn Rose Baal's Priest 1:27
2-2 Accompagnato - No More Thus Loud 0:32
2-3 Trio - From The Mountain's Brow 1:27
2-4 Recitative - Here Had Contention Drawn 0:44
2-5 Air - Sons Of Israel, Let Not Frenzy 4:19
2-6 Recitative - The Priest Still Beats His Breast 0:49
2-7 Air - Return! Tumultuous Ruin Shun! 3:34
2-8 Recitative - While Yet He Spake 0:25
2-9 Accompagnato - Furious Revenge 1:28
2-10 Solo And Chorus - All Glory Be To Thee, O Lord! 3:34
2-11 Recitative - Sudden The Priest Of Baal 0:36
2-12 Solo And Chorus - Glorious Patron! Glorious Hero! 3:41
Part III
2-13 Recitative - Much I Applaud, Brave Youth 0:48
2-14 Chorus - Let Jehovah By Miracle Confirm 4:04
2-15 Recitative - Now, While The Multitude 0:18
2-16 Accompagnato - Thou Sacred, High, Unutterable Name! 0:53
2-17 Recitative - His Pray'r Was Heard 0:13
2-18 Accompagnato - Once More, My God 0:49
2-19 Recitative - He Spoke, And It Was So 0:18
2-20 Soli And Chorus - Happy Nation 4:31
2-21 Recitative - Now Each Rous'd Soldier 0:35
2-22 Air - Let The Trumpet's Sound Inviting 4:21
2-23 Recitative - Let Gideon, Our Undaunted Hero 0:14
2-24 Air - Tho' Now Fall'n, Dismay'd 3:49
2-25 Recitative - Thanks To My Countrymen 0:27
2-26 Air - From Your Idol Gods Returning 3:26
2-27 Recitative - Alarm'd By Frequent 1:29
2-28 Air - In Notes Of Joy We Hail The Happy Day 6:46
2-29 Recitative - Ye Sons Of Israel 0:28
2-30 Air And Chorus - Sing And Rejoyce! 3:31
2-31 Recitative - To Meet The Hero 0:37
2-32 Accompagnato - Ye See, That God 0:52
2-33 Duet - Sweet Peace, From Heav'n Descending 7:19
2-34 Recitative - Our Hearts Their Confidence 0:40
2-35 Soli And Chorus - Wondrous Are Thy Works, O Lord! 7:25