Aria. Why do the nations so furiously rage together
Recitative. He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn
Aria. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
Hallelujah!
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, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Patrick van Goethem, Michael Chance, Miriam Allan, Andre Morsch, Mark Le Brocq
Recitative. Where Is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
Chorus - Recitative. Help, help the king!
Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Patrick van Goethem, Andre Morsch, Miriam Allan, Michael Chance
Recitative. Ye sages, welcome always to your king
Chorus. Alas, too hard a task the king imposes
Chorus. Oh, misery! Oh terror, hopeless grief!
Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Miriam Allan, Patrick van Goethem, Mark Le Brocq, Andre Morsch
Tell it out among the heathen
Jürgen Budday, Andre Morsch, Mark Le Brocq, Michael Chance, Patrick van Goethem, Miriam Allan, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor
Recitative. Already see the Daughters of the Land
Chorus. Welcome, welcome, mighty King!
Chorus. Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Jürgen Budday
Return, O God of hosts
Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday