Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. II: Tune your harps to song of praise

Gavriel Lipkind

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

2 MINUTES AND 18 SECONDS • MAY 01 2011

Album Tracklist

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Overture

06:05

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Mourn ye afflicted children (Chorus)

05:24

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. Well may your sorrows, brethren … (Israelitish man) - Recitative. Daughters, let you distressful cries … [Israelitish woman]

01:17

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Duet. From This dread scene, these adverse powers (Israelitish man, Israelitish woman)

02:29

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: For Sion lamentation make (Chorus)

03:28

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. Not vain Is all This storm of grief (Israelitish man)

00:51

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Aria. Pious orgies, pious airs, decent sorrow, decent prayers, will to the Lord ascend (Israelitish woman)

04:01

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: O Father, whose Almighty power the heavens, and earth and seas adore (Chorus)

02:29

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. I feel the Deity within (Simon)

00:55

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Aria. Arm, arm, ye brave (Simon) - We come in bright array [Chorus]

03:52

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. 'Tis well, my friends (Judas Maccabeus)

00:49

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Aria. Call forth thy powers, my soul, and dare the conflict of unequal war (Judas Maccabeus)

01:49

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. To Heaven's Almighty King we kneel (Israelitish woman)

00:33

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Aria. O liberty, thou choicest treasure, seat of virtue, source of pleasure! (Israelitish woman)

03:41

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Aria. Come, ever smiling liberty, and with thee bring thy jocurn train (Israelitish woman)

02:59

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: 'Tis liberty, dear liberty alone, That gives fresh beauty to the sun (Israelitish man)

02:33

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Duet. Come, ever smiling liberty, and with thee bring thy jocund train (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man)

01:12

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Lead on, lead on (Chorus)

00:59

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. So willed my father, now at rest in the eternal mansions of blest (Judas Maccabeus)

01:32

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe (Chorus)

02:13

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. Ambition! If ever honor was thine aim (Judas Maccabeus)

00:19

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Aria. No unhallowed desire our beasts shall desire (Judas Maccabeus)

02:19

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. Haste we, my brethren (Israelitish man)

00:13

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Hear us, O Lord (Chorus)

04:11

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Fallen in the foe, so fall thy foes, oh Lord! (Chorus) - Recitative. Victorious hero! [Israelitish man]

03:18

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. So rapid thy course Is (Israelitish man)

04:35

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Recitative. Well may we hope our freedom to receive (Israelitish man)

00:17

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. II: Duet. Sion now her head shall raise

01:32

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. II: Tune your harps to song of praise

02:18

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. I: Recitative. O let eternal honours crown his name (Israelitish woman)

00:39

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. From Almighty Kings he took the spoil (Israelitish woman)

03:58

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Duet. Hail, Judea, happy land (Israelitish man, Israelitish woman)

02:12

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Recitative. Thanks to my brethren (JudasMaccabeus)

00:46

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. How vain Is man (Judas Maccabeus)

05:27

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Recitative. Oh Judas! O my brethren (Israelitish messenger)

00:43

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. Ah! Wretched Israel (Israelitish woman) - Chorus. Ah! Wretched Israel!

08:45

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Recitative. Be comforted (Simon)

00:39

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. The Lord worketh wonders (Simon)

02:38

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Recitative. My arms! Against This Gorgias will I go (Judas Maccabeus)

00:28

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. Sound an alarm! (Judas Maccabeus) - We hear, we hear the pleasing [Chorus]

03:56

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. With pious hearts, and brave as pious, oh Sion, we thy call attend (Simon)

03:07

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Recitative. Ye worshippers of God, down, down with polluted altars, down (Israelitish man)

01:21

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. Wise men, flattering, may deceive you with their, vain mysterious art (Israelitish woman)

05:37

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Duet. O never bow we down (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man, Chorus)

05:46

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Aria. Father of Heaven, from Thy eternal throne, look with an eye of blessing down (Israelitish man)

07:21

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: See, see yon flames (Israelitish man)

00:45

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Recitative. O grant It, Heaven (Israelitish woman)

00:31

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. II: Aria. So shall the lute and harp awake (Israelitish woman)

04:22

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Recitative. From Capharsalama, on eagle wings I fly (Israelitish messenger)

01:17

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (Chorus)

02:52

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. III: Sing unto God

02:39

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Recitative. Sweet flow the strains (Judas Maccabeus)

00:56

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Aria. With honour let desert be crowned (Judas Maccabeus)

02:48

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Recitative. Peace to my countrymen (Eupolemus)

00:39

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: To our great God be all the honour given (Chorus)

02:36

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Duet. O lovely peace, with plenty crowned, come (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man)

08:29

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Pt. III: Aria. Rejoice, O Judah (Simon)

01:52

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. III: Hallelujah, Amen

02:18

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

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Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. II: Tune your harps to song of praise