| Description | pp. 1-3 1 Synfony Orchestra
pp. 4-6 2 Accompangnato Tenor Comfert ye
pp. 6-10 3 [Air] Tenor Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
pp. 11-19 4 Chorus And the Glory of the Lord
pp. 20-21 5 Accompangnato Bass Thus saith the Lord
pp. 22-25 6 [Air] Bass But who may abide
pp. 25-33 7 Chorus And he shall purify
p. 33 8 Recit Alto Behold, a virgin shall conceive
pp. 33-36 9 [Air] Alto O thou that tellest good tidings
pp. 37-41 9a Chorus O thou that tellest good tidings
pp. 43-45 11 [Air] Bass The people that walked in darkness
pp. 45-60 12 Chorus For unto us a child is born
pp. 60-61 13 Pifa Orchestra
p. 61 14 Recit Soprano And there were shepherds
pp. 61-62 15 [Recit] Soprano But lo! the angel of the Lord
pp. 62-63 16 Accompangnato Soprano And suddenly there was with the angel
pp. 63-68 17 18 [Chorus] Glory to God
pp. 69-72 19 [Air] Soprano Rejoice greatly
p. 73 20 Recit Soprano Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
pp. 73-77 21 [Air] Soprano He shall feed his flock
pp. 77-84 22 [Chorus] His yoke is easy
End of the first part
Part the second
pp. 85-89 23 [Chorus] Behold the Lamb of God
pp. 89-94 24 [Air] Alto He was despised
pp. 94-98 25 Chorus Surely he hath borne our griefs
pp. 98-104 26 [Chorus] And with his stripes
pp. 105-116 27 [Chorus] All we like sheep
pp. 116-117 28 Accompangnato Tenor All they that see him
pp. 118-127 29 [Chorus] He trusted in God
pp. 128-129 30 Accompangnato Tenor Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
pp. 129-130 31 [Air] Tenor Behold and see
p. 130 32 Accompangnato Tenor He was cut off out of the land of the living
p. 131 33 [Air] Tenor But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
pp. 133-142 34 [Chorus] Lift up your heads, O ye gates
pp. 143 35 [Recit] Tenor Unto which of the angels
pp. 143-147 36 [Chorus] Let all the angels of God
pp. 148-150 37 [Air] Soprano Thou art gone up on high
pp. 151-154 38 [Chorus] The Lord gave the word
pp. 155-157 39 [Air] Soprano How beautiful are the feet
pp. 157-163 40 [Air] Bass Why do the nations
pp. 163-171 41 [Chorus] Let us break their bonds asunder
p. 172 42 [Recit] Tenor He that dwelleth in heaven
pp. 172-173 43 [Air] Tenor Thou shalt break them
pp. 174-186 44 [Chorus] Hallelujah
End of the second part
Part the Third
pp. 187-190 45 [Air] Soprano I know that my redeemer liveth
pp. 190-193 46 [Chorus] Since by man came death
p. 194 47 Accompangnato bass Behold, I tell you a mystery
pp. 194-201 48 [Air] Bass The trumpet shall sound
p. 201 49 [Recit] Alto Then shall be brought about
pp. 201-204 50 [Duet] Alto/Tenor O death, where is thy sting
pp. 204-210 50a [Chorus] But thanks be to God
pp. 211-214 51 [Air] Soprano If God be for us
pp. 214-225 52 [Chorus] Amen
Finis
Copied in Oxford in the late 1750s and inscribed on front inside cover 'S. Hellier, Exon, Coll, Oxon, 1760'.
Despite the later date of the manuscript, the contents bear close resemblance to the early 'Smith' manuscript in the British Library (RM18.b10). It contains none of the later alterations especially those made for Guadagni. Notably, the chorus 'Their sound is gone out' does not appear in the manuscript these words are set as the middle section of the aria 'How beautiful are feet'. The 'Smith' copy is the only other manuscript souyrce lacking this chorus. There is no evidence that the manuscript was used for performance. |