Belshazzar

1 Ouvertüre
2 Accompagnato u. Arioso: Vain fluctuating state of human empire! (1. Akt)
3 Arie: Thou, God most high and Thou alone
4 Rezitativ: The fate of babylon, I fear, is high - Rezitativ: O much belov'd
5 Arie: Lament not thus, O Queen, in vain!
6 Chor: Behold by Persia's hero made
7 Rezitativ: Well may they laugh, from meagre famine safe - Accompagnato: Oh memory
8 Arie: Opprest with never ceasing grief
9 Arie: Dry those unavailing tears
10 Rezitativ: Be comforted: safe tho' the tyrant seem - Accompagnato: Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates - ...
11 Arie: Behold the monstrous human beast - Rezitativ: Can you then think it strange, if drown'd in wine
12 Arie: Great God! who yet but darkly known - Rezitativ: My friends, be confident, and boldly enter
13 Chor: All empires upon God depend
14 Arioso: O sacred oracles of truth!
15 Accompagnato: Rejoice, my countrymen: the time draws near - Rezitativ: For long ago - ...
16 Chor: Sing, O ye Heav'ns, for the Lord hath done it
1 Arie: Let festal joy triumphant reign - Rezitativ: For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
2 Arie: The leafy honours of the field
3 Rezitativ: It is the custom; I may say, the law
4 Recall, O king, thy rash command
5 Rezitativ: They tell you true; nor can you be to learn
6 Duett: O dearer than my life, forbear
7 Chor: By slow degrees the wrath of God to its meridian height ascends
8 See, from his post Euphrates flies! - Why faithless river dost thou leave - ... (2. Akt)
9 Rezitativ: You see, my friends, a path into the city - Amaz'd to find the foe so near - ...
10 Chor: Ye tutelar gods of our empire, look down
11 Arie: Let deep bowl thy praise confess
12 Accompagnato und Chor: Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
13 Rezitativ: Call all our wisemen, sorcerers, Chaldeans - Sinfonie
14 Rezitativ: Ye sages, welcome always to your king - Trio:Alas! too hard a task the king imposes - ...
15 Rezitativ: O king, live for ever! - Rezitativ: Art thou that Daniel, of the Jewish captives? - ...
16 Accompagnato: Yet to obey his dread command - Accompagnato: Thou, O King, hast lifted up thyself
17 Arie: Regard, O son, my flowing tears
1 Arie: O God of truth! O faithful guide! - Rezitativ: You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
2 Chor: O glorious prince! thrice happy they
3 Arie: Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind - Rezitativ: Fain would I hope: Is there not room to hope? (3. Akt)
4 Arie: Can the black Æthiop change his skin? - My hopes revive, here Arioch comes: by this
5 Chor: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
6 Arie: I thank thee, Sesach, thy sweet pow'r - A martial Symphony
7 Arie: To po'r immortal my first thanks are due - Rezitativ: Be it thy care, good Gobrias, to find out
8 Arie: Destructive war thy limits know
9 Duett: Great victor, at your feet I bow - Rezitativ: Say, venerable prophet, is there ought
10 Chor:Tell it out among the heathen, that th Lord is King
11 Accompagnato: Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel
12 I will magnify Thee, O God my king