(From Birmingham)
An Oratorio from the Oratorios
Being a Selection of Texts from the Holy Writ
-the Music from the Oratorios:
'ELIJAH' (Mendelssohn), ' MESSIAH ' (Handel), ' ST. PAUL ' (Mendelssohn), ' REQUIEM' (Brahms), 'HYMN OF PRAISE' (Mendelssohn), and ' THE
WOMAN OF SAMARIA ' (Sterndale Bennett)
Arranged in continuity by JOSEPH LEWIS
THE BIRMINGHAM STUDIO CHORUS and AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
(Leader, FRANK CANTELL)
Conducted by JOSEPH LEWIS
KATE WINTER (Soprano)
RISPAH GOODACRE (Contralto)
TOM PICKERING (Tenor)
KENNETH ELLIS (Bass)
God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth
See what lovo hath the Father bestowed on us in His Goodness
He shall feed His flock like a Shepherd
Come unto Him all ye that labour, and I will give you rest
For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart
He, watching over
Israel, slumbers not nor sleeps
I praise Thee, O Lord my God, for great is Thy mercy towards me
The Lord He is good, He will dry your tears and heal all your sorrows
He counteth all your sorrows in the time of need, He comforts the bereaved with His regard
The Lord is mindful of His own ; He remembereth
His children
Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain thee
0 rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him
Ho that shall endure to the end shall be saved
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the Sun in their Heavenly Father's realm
How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts O come every one that thirsteth-come unto Him
-hear and your souls shall live for ever
Be thou faithful unto death and I will give to thee a crown of life
Happy and blest are they who have endured ; for though the body dies, the soul shall live for ever
I know that my Redeemer liveth, for now is
Christ risen from the dead
Hallelujah-for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth