(Continued)
PART II
The opening of the Second Part speaks of the 22. Chorus. ' Behold the Lamb of God.' 23. Contralto Solo. 'He was despised.'
24. Chorus. 'Surely, He hath borne our griefs.' 25. Chorus ' And with His stripes we are healed.'
26. Chorus. ' All we, like sheep, have gone astray.'
27. Tenor Solo (Short Recitative). ' 'All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn.'
28. Chorus. ' He trusted in God.'
29-30. Tenor Solos. ' Thy rebuke hath broken
His heart': and ' Behold, and see if there be any sorrow, like unto His sorrow.'
31-32. Tenor Solos. ' He was cut off : and 'But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell.'
33. Chorus. ' lift up your heads,-O ve gates !
... Who is the King of Glory ? The Lord strong and mighty .... The Lord of Hosts.'
34. Tenor Solo. (Short Recitative.) ' Unto which of the angels said He ..." Thou art my son ' ' ?
35. Chorus. 'Let' all the angels of God worship Him.'
36. Bass Solo. ' Thou art gone up on high.' 37. Chorus. ' The Lord gave the word; great was the company of the preachers.
38. Soprano Solo.
'How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace.'
39. Chorus. ' Their sound is gone out into all lands.'
40. Bass Solo. 'Why do the nations furiously rage together ? '
41. Chorus. 'Let us break their bonds.'
42-43. Tenor Solos. 'He that dweUeth ir, heaven shall laugh them to scorn'; and ' Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron.'
44. The Hallelujah Chorus. ' Hallelujah !
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.'
PART III
45. Soprano Solo. ' I know that rny redeemer liveth.'
46-49. Chorus. These next four numbers are, perhaps, the most dramatic part of the whole work. The subdued solemn ' Since by man came death,' is answered triumphantly with ' By man came also the resurrection of the dead ' ; similarly, ' For as in Adam all die ' is answered by ' Even so in Christ shall all be made alive.'
50-51. Bass Solos. ' Behold, I tell you a mystery : We shall not all sleep ' ; and ' The trumpet shall sound.'
52. Contralto Solo (Recitative). 'Then shall be brought to pass the saying " Death is swallowed up in victory." '
53. Contralto and Tenor Duet. '0 death. where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory ? '
54. Chorus, But thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory.'
55. Soprano Solo. ' 'If God be for us, who can be against us ? '
56. Chorus. is the Lamb Blessing and honour be unto Him.'
57. Chorus. ' Amen.'