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!
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· Miriam Allan· Patrick van Goethem· Michael Chance· Andre Morsch· Mark Le Brocq
Recitative. Where Is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
Chorus - Recitative. Help, help the king!
Mark Le Brocq· Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Jürgen Budday· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Patrick van Goethem· Andre Morsch· Michael Chance· Miriam Allan
Recitative. Ye sages, welcome always to your king
Chorus. Alas, too hard a task the king imposes
Chorus. Oh, misery! Oh terror, hopeless grief!
Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Jürgen Budday· Mark Le Brocq· Miriam Allan· Patrick van Goethem· Michael Chance· Andre Morsch
Tell it out among the heathen
Mark Le Brocq· Hannoversche Hofkapelle· Jürgen Budday· Andre Morsch· Miriam Allan· Patrick van Goethem· Maulbronner Kammerchor· Michael Chance
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· Jürgen Budday· Monastery Baroque Orchestra· Michael Chance