by Elgar
Words by Cardinal Newman from Queen's Hall, London
(Sole Lessees, Messrs. Chappell and Co. Ltd.)
Muriel Brunskill (contralto)
Parry Jones (tenor)
Harold Williams (baritone)
The BBC Choral Society
Chorus Master, Leslie Woodgate
The BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood
8.0 : Part 1
Gerontius: Parry Jones
The Priest: Harold William :
Assistants: Chorus
Prelude
Gerontius: Jesu, Maria—I am near to death
Assistants:
Kyrie Eleison Gerontius : Rouse thee, my fainting soul
Assistants: Be merciful, be gracious ; spare him, Lord
Gerontius: Sanctus fortis,
Sanctus Deus Gerontius : I can no more
Assistants: Rescue him, 0 Lord, in this his evil hour
Gerontius: Novissima hora est
The Priest : Proficiscere anima
Christiana
Assistants: Go, in the name of Angels and Archangels