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1845

Overture to the Occasional Oratorio

George Frideric Handel

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OVERTURE TO THE OCCASIONAL ORATORIO .

ARRANGED . FROM THE SCORE BY W. T. BEST•

HANDEL.

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FAVORITE SONGS, DUETS,
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22 AndGodmadethefirmament(Creation)Recit n. 0 6 24-1 Indulge thy faith (Solomon) Air T. }
4 J 1 Angels ever bright and fair • A;ir s. 0 6 24'.! Infernal spirits (Saul) Air 5 • 0 9 T/ie:re were sheplu~rds, _,Jc. (Messiah) Recit s. 0 6
J cJ ) A } 243 Impious wretch (Saul) • Air A. 1 0 14 Thou art gone up on lngh (Messiah) A'
.'i8 Arm, arm, ye brave ( II as Ir n. l 3 A' } 15 Thou shalt break them (Mess,·al,) A,.•re. O 6
We come;,. bright array (Judas) Chwus 302 ln sweetest harmony (Saul) tr A. 1 3 rT o6
· (S I) A' A } 0 fatal day (Saul) • • Chorus 16 The trumpet shall sound (Messiah) A'ir · 0
218 0 L ore,I w h ose mercies
A serpent in my bosom (Saul)
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Air n. 0
9
386 In Jehovah's awful sight (Deborah) Airs.}
72 'I'h · I
eir and brought forth froc,s (Israel) Air · 0
B 9
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219 As great Jehovah Jives (Saul) Air n.} 0 6 Whilst you boast the wondrous story O 9 73 The enemy said (Israel) Air;· 0 ;
Wisest and greatest (Saul) Air T. (Deborah) • • • Air A. 74 Thou didst blow (Israel) • Airs' 0
220 Author of peace (Sau l) . Airs. O 6 387 Impious mortal, cease to brave us (Deborah) 75 Thou shalt bring them in (Israel) Air A. 0 \
221 Awful pleasing beinir (Joshua) Air A. O 9 Air A. 0 6 76 Thrice happy ls,·ael (Israel) • Recit s:}
222 As cheers the sun (Joshua) Airs. O 6 388 In the battle fame pursuing (Deborah) Air A. 0 9 But soon as Phai·oah (Israel) Recit s O 6
328 As when the Dove (Acis) Airs. 0 9 151 Joys that are pure (Samson) • Air A. 0 6 77 'Tis Liberty (JudasJ · . Air r: o 6
381 Awake the Ardour of thy breast (Deborah) 152 Just are the ways of God (Samson) Air n. 0 !) 78 The Lorctworketh wonders (Judas) Air B o 9
Air n. O 6 154 Loucl as the thunder's awful (Samson) Air T. 0 9 166 Take the heart (Jephtha) . . Airs. o I
382 All danger disdaining (Deborah) • Air A. O 6 153 Laud her, all ye virgin train (Jephtha) Air B. 0, 6 167 The sm_i ling dawn (Jephtha) • Airs: o 9
383 At my feet extended low (Deborah) Air A. O 9 155 Let the bright Seraphim (Samson) Airs. 0 9 342 The Pn?ce, unable to conceal his pain (Alex-
] Tims saith the Lord (Messiah) • Recjt n.} 1 0 410 Lord, remember David Airs. or T. 0 G anders Feast) . . . Airs. o 9
But who may abide (Messiah) Air n. 412 Lord, what is man • Airs. or T. 0 6 343 The Princes applaud with a furious joy
2 Behold, an d see (Messiah) Air T. 0 6 245 Love from such a parent(Saul) Airs. 0 6 (Alexander's Feast) . . Air T. o 9
3 llut thuu didst not leave (Messiah) Air s. 0 (i 336 Love, in her eyes sits playing (Acis) Air T. 0 6 405 The soft complaining flute (Ode on
223 Bless'd be the day (Solomon) Airs. 0 9 337 Love sounds the alarm (Acis) Air T. 0 9 St. Cecilia's Day) . . . Airs. O 9
224 Beneath the vine (Solomon) Airs. O 9 389 Low at her feet (Deborah) Air A. 0 6 168 Tune the soft melodious lute (Jepl,tha) Airs. O 6
225 Birth and fortune (Saul) Air T. O 6 156 My faith and truth Airs. & cho. of virgins. 1 6 170 Then free from sorrow (Samson) Airs. O ff
226 But sooner Jordan's stream (Saul) . Air T. O 6 l,W My strength is from (Samson) Air T. 0 6 171 Torments,alas,arenatconfined(Samson)AirT. O 9
408 But Oh! what art can teach}
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246 While yet thy tide (Saul)
My soul rejects the thought (Saul)
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169
Total eclipse (Samson) •
'Tisheaven'sall-rulingpower(Jephtha) AirA. O 9
. Air T. 0 9
Orpheus could lead Airs. t. ecllas ay O 9 65 No unhallowed desire (Jud~s) Air T. 0 9 173 Thy glorious deeds (Samson) • AirB. O 9
227 Brave Jonathan (Saul) .
Eagles were not so swift (Saul)
AirA.}
Chorus O 6
41
40
Now Heaven in fullest (Creation)
Now vanish before (Creation)
Air n. 1 0
Air T.} 174
175
Then long eternity
To song and dance (Samson)
Sam;on) Air A. O 9
Airs. O 9
1
59 Call forth thy powers (Judas) . Air T. O 9 Despairing, c1trsing rage (Creation) Chorus 8 176 Thus when the sun (Samson) AirT. O
330 Cease, to beauty to be suing- (Acis) AirB. O 9 247 No, no, cruel father, no (Saul) AirT.} 0 9 2G5 Thrice blest be that wise (Solomon) Air B, O 9
GO Come ever smiling liberty (Judas) Airs. 0 6 O Lord, whose providence (Saul) Air T. 266 Thy sentence, great king (Solomon) A,irs. 0 9
228 Can I see my infant gor'd (Solomon) Airs. 0 6 24,8 No, no, Jet the guilty tremble (Saul) Airs. O 6 267 To vanity and earth ly pride (Joshua) Airs. 0 6
229 Capricious man (Saul) • Airs. 0 9 249 Nations who in future story (Joshua) Air A. O 9 396 The glorious Sun (Deborah) . Airs. 0 G
331 Consider, fond Shepherd (Acis) Air T. 0 6 390 No more disconsolate I'll mourn (Deborah) 397 To joy he brightens my despair (Debora!,)
38•1 Choirs of Angels, all around thee (Deborah) Air s. O 6 Airs. 0 6
Airs. 0 9 391 Now sweetly smiling Peace descends- 398 Tears, such as tender Fathers shed (Deborah)
4 Comfort ye my people (Mes~iah)
Ev'ry valley (Messiah) .
RecitT.}
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O Liberty (Judas)
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Airs or T. O 6 39!) Tyrant,nownomorewedreadthee (Deborah)
Airs. 0 G

137 Dull delay in piercing anguish(Jephtha) Air A. 0 9 42 On mighty pens (Creation) Air s. 1 O Air A. 0 9

i
181 Deeper and deeper still (Jephtha) Recit T. \ 1 0 10 O thou that tellest (Messiah) • Air A. O 9 179 Up the dreadful steep (Jephtha) • AiTA. 0 9
Waft h~r, angels (J ephtha) . Air T. J 158 Open thy marble jaws (J ephtha) • Air T. O r; 178 Virtue my soul (J ephtlrn) . Air 'J'. 0
230 Every sight these eyes behold (Solomon) Airs. 1 0 \59 On me let hlind mistaken zeal (Jephtha) Air A. O 6 79 Vouchsafe, 0 Lord (D~ttingen) . Air n.} 1
(ii From mighty kings (Judas) • Air s. 0 9 160 O mirror of our fickle state (Samson) Air A. O 9 0 Lord, in thee (Dettingen) Ai,· if· Chorus
()2 Father of Heaven (Judas) • ' • Air B. 0 9 250 O god-like youth (Saul) Airs. O 6 180 Symphony (Jephtha) • · ·
138 Freedom now once more (Jephtha) Air n. 0 6 251 O king, your favour (Saul) Air A. O 6 Welcome as the cheerful light I
139 First perish thou (J ep htha) • . Air A. O 9 252 o first in wisdom (Joshua) Air n. o 9 (Jephtha) Airs.&semiCho.
!!~ Farewell ye limpid spri ngs (Jephtha) Airs. 0 9
Freely l to h eaven resign (Jephtha) Airs. O 9
253
254
O who can tell (Joshua)
O had J Jubal's lyre (.Joshua) •
Airs. o 9
Airs. o 9
181 Deeper and deepei· still (Jephtha)
Waft her, aiwels (Jephtha) .
Recit T, 1
Air'l'.
~~~ Fell rage and black despair (Saul) • Airs. 0 6 338 O, ruddier than the cherry (Acis) Air n. o 9 347 War he sung° (Alexander's Feast) Air T, II
O let it not in Gath be heard (Saul) A.}
Air 6 392 O the pleasure my soul is possessing 182 Why does the God of' Israel (Samson) Air T. I
From this unhappy day (Saul) . Air A. O ( Deborah) • • : Airs o 6 183 With plaintive notes (Samson) Airs. 1
233 Fly, malicious spirit, fly (Saul) Air A. 0 9 393 Our fears are now for ever fl.eel (D b J) . 17 Why do the nations (Messiah) Air B. 0
1
142 G of our Fathers
I 4.3 God (Samson) Airs. I O e oraAirs. 0 6 44 With verdure clad (Creation) Airs. 0
reat Dagon has subdued (Samson) Air T. 0 6 161 Pour forth no more (Jephtha) ;,,· 1 O 80 Wave from wave (Israel) Air n. 0
23 4 fr°lden 1folumns (Solomon) • Air T. 0 9 162 Presuming slave (Samson) i..(~ :: O 9 81 With pious hearts (Judas) Air B, 0
5 e sha feed his flock (Messiah) Air s. 0 6 67 Pious orgies (Judas) • • Air s. O 6 82 Wise men flattering (Judas) Airs. 0
6 H e was despi sed (Messiah) • Air A. 0 6 255 Praise ye the Lord (Solomon) . Air B. 9 83 With honor let desert (Judas) . Air T, (I
63 H e layeth the beams (Israel)
[:15 H e sung Darius, great and good (Alexander's
Air 8 • o 9 2'-6
" p·ious k·ing, and virtuous queen(Solomon)Air n. O O 9 346 With ravished ears (Alexander's Feast) Air · T. O
Feast) • • . • Airs O 257 Pl":c': danger around me (Joshua) Air A. O 6 84 When thou tookest (Dettingen) • Air n.) 1
61· How vain is man (.Judas) • AirT: 0 6 11 Re.101ce greatly (Messiah) . Air s. O 9 When ilwu hadst overcome (Dettingen) Chorus
7 How ~eautiful_ are the feet (Messiah) Air s.. } 9 ~~ Rolling in foamin_g billows (Creation) Air n. 1 O 268 What tho' I trace (Solomon) . Airs. 0
Thew sound is gone out (Messiah) Chorus O 9 16;3 Return, 0 God of hosts (Samson) Air A. O 6 407 \-Vhat passion cannot m~sic} 0de. o,n
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144- His mighty arm (Jephtha) • Air T. 1 0 68 Rejoice, 0 Judah (Judas) . . Air n. O 6 raise • • Airs. St. Ccc1has Day
145 Happy they ( J ephtha) • • Air s. 0 6 339 Revenge, Timotheus cries ( Alexander's Feast) 269 With thee th'unsheltered moor(Solomon)Air s.
146 Happy, I phis, shalt thou Jive (Jephtha) Airs.} 164, S Air B. 0 9 270 When the sun o'er yonder bills (Solomon)Air s.
For ever blessed be (Jephtha) Air T • .I O cenes of horror (Jephtha) • Air A. 0 9 344 Where shall I seek my charming fair (Acis)
147 Honor and arms (Samson) • . Air n. 1 0 165 Sweet as sight to the blind (Jephtha) Air A. 0 (i Air T.
148 H ow willing my paternal Jove (Samson) Air B. 0 6 340 Shepherd. what art thou pursuing (Acis) Air T. 0 6 271 Will the sun (Solomon) Airs.
235 Haste. to the cedar grove (Solomon) Airs. o 6 406 Sharp violins procl"l~1 } S Ode on 272 What abject thoughts (.Saul) Airs.
236 How green our fertile (Solomon) Airs. o 6 69 S ·d h t. Cecilia's Day O 9 273 w· h I l II b (S J) Air B,
237 Haste, Israel, haste (Joshua)
238 Hark! 'tis the linnet (Joshua)
• Air T. 0
Airs. 1 9
I 70 O rapi
Sound an alarm
Ir T.
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(Judas) .
• Air T. o 9
Air T.} 274
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Wise, great, and good (Sau l) 8·
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239 H eroes, when with glory (Joshua) . Air A. 0 ~ 71 We hear (Judas) Chorus 1 27.'i While Kedron's brook (Joshua) AirT, O 9
333 Heart, the seat of soft cleJ'1"o-ht (Ac'is) A',r s O 6 341 So
S ft!shall thet lute
· L (Judas)
c1· • · Air s. 1 0 276 With redo:.:bled rage return (Joshua) At'r r. 9
240 Happy, oh! thrice happy they (Joshua) Airs: 0 6 o y swee 'm y ,an measure (Alexander's (Acis)
334 Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty . Airs. 0 6 258 Feast . . • Air T. o 6 345 Would you gain the tender creature Air T.
332 Hush, ye pretty warbling choir (Acis) Air s. 0 9
385 How lovely is the blooming fair (Deborah) 259
Sacred raptures (Solomon)
See the tall palm (Solomon) •
Air T. 1 0
Air T. o 9 386 In Jehovah's awful sight (Deborah)
Airs. }o
260 See with what a scornful air (Saul) Airs. o 6 Whilst vou boast the wondrous story
8 I know _that my Redeemer (Messiah)
!) If God 1s for us (Messiah) • Air s.
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262
Such haughty beauties (Saul)
Sin not, O ~ing (Saul) ·
• Air A. 0 9
Air T. 0 6
(Deborah)
184 Ye men of Gaza (Samson)
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39 And God said (Creation) • .Recit ~f\~\e.ratng fl~mes arise (Joshua) Air n. 0 9 185 Your charms to ruin (Samson) . AirT. O
In sn_ lendo1tr br1"ght (Creat'1on) • Re,.;t T.
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6 394 S '": ft . rn d amre
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fertile plain (Joshua) Air B. 0 9 1 · l
186 Ye sons of Israel now lament (Samson ) A'rA}
36 In native worth (Creation) • Ai'r T. 0 9 Wl mun at10n o esolation (Deborah) \-Veep, Israel, weep (Samson) • Cl10rus •
149 In_gentle _murmurs (Jephtha) . Air A. 0 9 395 Air B. 0 6 A' A O
1,50 It ts not virtue, valour, wit (Samson) A' 0 ~miling Freedom (Deborah) Airs. O 9 277 Your words, 0 King (Saul) · • If •
. ir A. 9 12 The people that walked (Messiah) Air s. O 6 278 Ye men of Judah (Saul) Air B· O
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