Aria. Why do the nations so furiously rage together
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II
Recitative. He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn
Aria. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
Hallelujah!
Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Pt. III
Air and Chorus. Music, spread thy voice around
Air and Chorus. Thus rolling surges rise
Chorus. By slow degress the wrath of God
Jürgen Budday· Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Patrick van Goethem· Mark Le Brocq· Michael Chance· Miriam Allan· Andre Morsch
Recitative. Where Is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
Chorus - Recitative. Help, help the king!
Mark Le Brocq· Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Jürgen Budday· Miriam Allan· Michael Chance· Patrick van Goethem· Andre Morsch
Recitative. Ye sages, welcome always to your king
Chorus. Alas, too hard a task the king imposes
Chorus. Oh, misery! Oh terror, hopeless grief!
Maulbronner Kammerchor· Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Jürgen Budday· Patrick van Goethem· Miriam Allan· Michael Chance· Andre Morsch· Mark Le Brocq
Tell it out among the heathen
Michael Chance· Miriam Allan· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Patrick van Goethem· Jürgen Budday· Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Mark Le Brocq· Andre Morsch
Recitative. Already see the Daughters of the Land
Chorus. Welcome, welcome, mighty King!
Chorus. Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
Jürgen Budday· Monastery Baroque Orchestra· Maulbronner Kammerchor
Return, O God of hosts
Michael Chance· Jürgen Budday· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Monastery Baroque Orchestra