(to 10.45)
Relayed from St. Nicholas Church, Bristol
Order of Service:
Hymn, Ancient and Modern, No. 108, When I survey
A Short Litany (Choral)
Collects, Epistle, and Gospel for Good Friday
The Nicene Creed
Chorus, Is it Nothing to you? Stainer
Hymn, All for Jesus
Address by the Vicar, the Rev. J.M.D. Stancomb
Hymn, Ancient and Modern, No. 254, Art thou weary
The Blessing
(to 12.00)
(to 19.15)
An Oratorio by Mendelssohn
Dorothy Bennett (Soprano), Gwen Hirst (Contralto), Ben Morgan (Tenor), Watcyn Watcyns (Baritone)
The Choir of the Cardiff Musical Society
The Western Studio Orchestra (Augmented)
Conducted by Warwick Braithwaite
Relayed from The Park Hall, Cardiff
Introduction, As God the Lord of Israel liveth
Overture
Chorus, Help, Lord
Duet and Chorus, Lord, bow Thine Ear to our Prayer
Recitative, Ye People, rend your Hearts
Air, If with all your Hearts
Chorus, Yet doth the Lord see it not
Recitative, Elijah, get thee hence
Double-Quartet, For He shall give His Angels Charge over thee
Recitative, Now Cherith's Brook is dried up
Recitative, Air and Duet, What have I to do with thee, O man of God?
Chorus, Blessed are the Men who fear Him
Recitative and Chorus, As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth
Double Chorus, Baal, we cry to thee
Recitative, Call him louder
Chorus, Hear our cry, O Baal
Recitative, Call him louder
Chorus, Baal hear and answer
Air, Lord God of Abraham
Quartet, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord
Part I (Continued)
Recitative, O Thou, Who makest Thine Angels
Spirits
Chorus, The Fire descends from Heaven
Air, Is not His Word like a Fire?
Air, Woe unto them who forsake Him!
Recitative, O Man of God, help thy People
Recitative and Chorus, O Lord, Thou hast overthrown Thine Enemies
Chorus, Thanks be to God
Part II
Air, Hear ye, Israel
Chorus, Be not afraid
Recitative and Chorus, The Lord hath exalted thee
Chorus, Woe to him
Recitative Man of God
Air, It is enough
Recitative, See, now he sleepeth
Trio, Lift thine Eyes
Chorus, He, watching over Israel
Recitative, Arise, Elijah
Air, O rest in the Lord
Chorus, He that shall endure to the End
Recitative, Night falloth round me
Chorus, Behold, God the Lord passed by
Recitative, Quartet and Chorus, Holy, Holy, Holy
Chorus, Go, return upon thy Way
Recitative, I go on my Way in the Strength of the Lord
Air, For the Mountains shall depart
Chorus, Then did Elijah
Air, Then shall the Righteous shine forth as the Sun
Recitative, Behold, God hath sent Elijah
Chorus, But the Lord, from the North has raised one
Quartet, O come every one that thirsteth
Chorus, And then shall your Light break forth
(to 22.00)