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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 
Felix 

cElias.  Libretto. 
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Oratorio  libretto, 
Elijah 


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ORATORIO  LIBRETTO 


ELIJAH 


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FELIX  MENDELSSOHN  ~ 


CONTAINING  THE  MUSIC  OF  THE  PRINCIPAL 
>>  SOLOS,  DUETS,  AND  CHORUSES 


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ELIJAH, 


F  .A.  BT   I. 
INTRODUCTION. 


RECITATIVE.  —  (ELIJAH.) 


1  Kings,  vrii.  1. 


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Aa  God  the    Lord  of    Is  -  ra  -  el    liv-eth,          be  -  fore  whom  I  stand  ;  There 


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shall  not  be  dew  nor  rain  these  years,  there  shall  not  be  dew  nor  rain,      but  according  to  my  word. 

OVERTURE. 


CHORUS. 

THE  PEOPLE.  —  Help,  Lord  !  wilt  Thou  quite 
destroy  us  ? 

The  harvest  now  is  over,  the  summer  days  are 
gone,  and  yet  no  power  cometh  to  help  us  !  Will 
then  the  Lord  be  no  more  God  in  Zion  ? 

Jeremiah,  viii.  20. 

RECITATIVE.     CHORUS. 

The  deep  affords  no  water  ;  and  the  rivers  are 
exhausted  !  The  suckling's  tongue  now  cleaveth 
for  thirst  to  his  mouth :  the  infant  children  ask 
for  bread,  and  there  is  no  one  breaketh  it  to  feed 
them  !  Lament,  ir.  4. 


DUET  AND  CHORUS. 

THE  PEOPLE.  —  Lord !  bow  thine  ear  to  our 
prayer ! 

DUET. — Zion  spreadeth  her  hands  for  aid  ;  and 
there  is  neither  help  nor  comfort.  Lament,  i.  17 

RECITATIVE. 

OBA.DIAH. —  Ye  people,  rend  your  hearts,  and 
not  your  garments  for  your  transgressions  ;  even 
as  Elijah  hath  sealed  the  heavens  through  the 
word  of  God.  I  therefore  say  to  ye,  Forsake 
your  Idols,  return  to  God  :  for  He  is  slow  to  an- 
ger, and  merciful,  and  kind  and  gracious,  and 
repenteth  Him  of  the  evil.  Joel,  ii.  12,  13. 


ARIA. — TENOB  SOLO.     (OBADIAH.) 


Deul.  iv.  29.     Job,  zxiii.  3. 


*'  If    with  all  your  hearts  ye     tru-ly  seek  me,          ye    shall     ev  -  er    sure  -  ly 


find    me."      Thus  saith  our  God.      "If      with     all  your  hearts  ye      tru-ly  seek  me, 


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ELIJAH. 

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Ye    shall  ev  -  er    sure-ly     find    me."     Thus  saith  our  God,    Thus  saith  our     God. 
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Oh  !       that   I      knew   where  I  might  find  Him, that  I  might  e  -  ven  come    be  -  fore    Hia 


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presence ! 

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Oh,        that   I      knew        where  I  might  find  Him  !"  If   with  all  your  hearts  ye   tru-ly 


seek    me ;       Ye     shall    ev  -  er     sure  -  ly      find    me."       Thus  saith     our      God. 


"  Ye    shall     ev  -  er     sure  -  ly     find     me."  Thus    saith       our     God. 


CHORUS. 

THE  PEOPLE. — Yet  doth  the  Lord  see  it  not: 
He  mocketh  at  us  ;  His  curse  hath  fallen  down 
upon  us  ;  His  wrath  will  pursue  us,  till  he  destroy 
us! 

For  He,  the  Lord  our  God,  He  is  a  jealous 
God ;  and  He  visiteth  all  the  fathers'  sins  on  the 
children,  to  thethird  and  fourth  generation  ol  them 
that  hate  Him.  His  mercies  on  thousands  fall — 
fall  on  all  them  that  love  him  and  keep  His  com- 
mandments. Dent,  xxviii.  22.  Exodus,  xx.  5,  6. 

RECITATIVE. 

Ax  ANGEL.  —  Elijah  !  get  thee  nence ;  depart, 
and  turn  thee  eastward ;  thither  hide  thee  by 
Cherith's  brook.  There  shalt  thou  drink  its  wa- 
ters ;  and  the  Lori  thy  God  hath  commanded  the 
ravens  to  feed  theft  there :  so  go  according  unto 
his  word.  1  Kings,  xvii.  3. 


DOUBLE  QUARTET. 

ANGELS. — For  He  shall  give  His  angels  charge 
over  thee  ;  that  they  shall  protect  thee  in  all  the 
way  thou  goest ;  that  their  hands  shall  uphold 
and  guide  thee,  lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a 
stone.  Psalm  xci.  11,  12. 


RECITATIVE. 

AN  ANOBL.— Now  Cherith's  brook  is  dried  up, 
Elijah  ;  arise  and  depart ;  and  get  thee  to  Zar- 
ophath ;  thither  abide :  for  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded a  widow  woman  there  to  sustain  thee. 
And  the  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste,  neither 
shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  that  the 
Lord  pendeth  rain  upon  the  earth. 

1  Kingi,  xvii.  7,  9,  14. 


ELIJ  A  H. 


RECITATIVE  AND  AIR.— SOPRANO  SOLO.     (THE  WIDOW  ) 

1  Kings,  xvii.  17,  18,  21—  24.       Job,*.  15.       Psalm,  xxxviii   6.       Psalm  vi.  7.        Psalm  x.  14. 
Ptalm  Ixxxvi.  15,  16.       Psalm  Ixxxviii    10.       Psalm  cxxviii.  1. 
WIDOW.    RECITATIVE. 

What  have    I         to     do     with  thee,  0  man  of      God  ?  Art     thou  come  to 


me,     to  call  my     sin         un  -  to     remembrance  ?  to     slay     my     eon     art  thou  come  hither  ? 

A  tempo.  >^-^  Ores. 


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Help  me,     man  of  God,  my  son  is  sick ! 


And  his  sickness  is     so      sore     that  there 

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I     go  mourning  all  the     day  long,  I       lie    down  and  weep    at     night ;         I 

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go  mourning  all     the    day    long.  I     lie  down  and  weep  at  night  !     See  mine    af-fliction, 

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thcu  the  orphan's  help  -   er !  Help  my  son !          There  is  no  breath  left  in       him  ! 


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ELIJAH. 


Andante  Soalenuto. 


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Give  me     thy 


son  Turn  un  -  to   her,     O      Lord,     my  God  ;  Turn  unto  her ! 

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help  this  widow's  son,  Lord,        In     mer  -  cy    help    this  widow's     son !        For  thou    art 
gracious,  and  full  of    compassion,    And  plenteous  in    mercy  and     truth,      For  Thou  art 


gracious,  and  full  of  com  -  pass  -  ion,  And  plenteous  in     mer    -   cy,     in       mer  -  cy. 

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Lord      my  God, — let  the  spir-it     of  this  child     return,    that  he     a-gain  may  live ! 


WIDOW. 


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Wilt  thou  shew  wonders,    wonders  to  the     dead  ?        There  is  no     breath,  no  breath  in     him. 


ELIJAH. 


Crea.  Sempre,    Crea. 

Lord,  my      God —  let  the    spir-it     of  this      child     re  -  turn,  that  he  a  -  gam  may  live! 


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ELIJAH. 


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Lord,  mv  God,    0  let  the  spirit    of  this  child  return,  That  he   a-  gain  may      live! 
WIDOW. 


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my  sou  re  -    viv  -  eth, 


My  son  re  -  viv  -  eth !     Now  behold,  thy  son  liveth! 


WIDOW. 

A  Tempo. 


Cre». 


Now  by      this   I  know  that  thou  art     a     man     of  Qod,         And  that  His  word    in      thy 


mouth  is    the     truth,  What  shall  I  render  to  the    Lord,  ren-der  for     all  His    ben  e  -  fits  to 


me? 


With     all  thy  soul,  and  with 


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Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  Love  Him  with  all  thine  heart,and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with 


all, 


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all thy    might.     0         bless  -  ed    are       they,         are    they  who  fear  Him  ! 

CHORUS. 


Blessed  are  the  men  who  fear  Him  :  they  ever 
walk  in  the  ways  of  peace.     Through   darkness 


riseth  light  to  the  upright.     He  is  gracious,  com- 
passionate ;  He  is  righteous. 

Pgalm  cxxviii.  1.     Psalm  oxii   1.4. 


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ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE.— BASS  SOLO.     (ELIJAH.) 


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As    God    the  Lord  of      Sa  -  ba  -  oth  lir  -  etb,       be  -  fore    whom  I  stand  » 


Recitative. 


SSS^S^     EE^i=S2E     Et^EEE 


three  years      this     day     fill  -  fill  -  ed,  I      will  shew  my  -  self    un  -  to     A-hab, 

Tempo. 


And    the     Lord  will     then     send     rain     a  -  gain     up  -  on     the      earth. 


AHAB. —  Art  thou  Elijah,  he  that  troubleth 
Israel  ? 

CHORUS. — Thou  art  Elijah,  he  that  troubletb 
Israel ! 

ELIJAH. — I  never  troubled  Israel's  peace  :  it  is 
ttou,  Ahab.  and  all  thy  father's  house.  Ye  have 
forsaken  God's  commands ;  and  thou  hast  fol- 
lowed Baalim  ! 

Now  send  and  gather  to  me,  the  whole  of  Israel 
unto  Mount  Carmel :  there  summon  the  prophets 
of  Baal,  and  also  the  prophets  of  the  groves,  who 
are  feasted  at  Jezebel's  tables.  Then  we  shall  see 
whose  God  is  the  Lord. 


CHORUS. — And  then  we  shall  see  whose  God,  is 
God  the  Lord. 

ELIJAH. — Rise  then,  ye  priests  of  Baal :  select 
and  slay  a  bullock,  and  put  no  fire  under  it ;  up- 
lift your  voices,  and  call  the  god  ye  worship  ;  and 
I  then  will  call  on  the  Lord  Jehovah :  and  the 
God  who  by  fire  shall  answer,  let  Him  be  God. 

CHORUS. — Yea  ;  and  the  God  who  by  fire  shall 
answer,  let  Him  be  God. 

ELIJAH. —  Call   first  upon   your   god:    your 
numbers  are  many :  I,  even  I,  only  remain,   one 
prophet  of  the  Lord  !     Invoke  your  forest-gods, 
and  mountain-deities  ! 
1  Kings,  xvii.  17;  xviii.  1,  15,  18,  19,  23 — 25. 


TENOBI. 


we  cry      to  thee,  Baal,  we  cry     to  thee,  hear       and  an     - 


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H«ar,  mighty  God !     Baal,  O  answer  us !     Let  thy  flames  fall  and  extirpate  the  foe !     O  hear  us, 


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ELIJAH. 

RECITATIVE.— BASS  SOLO.     (ELIJAH.) 

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-    ven-ture,  he  eleepeth ;         go  a  -  wak-en  him        Call  him  loud  -  er,     call  him    louder! 

CHORUS. 
PRIEST*  OF  BAAL. —  Hear  our  cry,  0  Baal !  now  arise  !  wherefore  slumber? 


RECITATIVE.  —  (ELIJAH.) 

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Call      him      loud  -  er!  he        hear  -  eth      not. 


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Ian  -  cets         cat  yourselves      af  -  ter  your  manner  ; 


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Call    him,       and      proph-e    -  cy; 


Not      a    voice  will  answer     you,  none  will     list  -  en ;  none  heed  you. 

CHORUS. 


Baal! Hear    am  an  -  swer,       Baal!-... 

Mark  how  the  scorner  derideth  us  !     Hear  and  answ«  !     1  K\ngt,  xviii.  1, 15,  1 7,  18,  19,  23- -29 


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ELIJAH. 


RBCITATIVE. —  ELIJAH.     Draw  near,  all  ye  people :  come  to  me  ! 

AIR.  —  BASS  SOLO.     (ELIJAH.) 


1  Kings  xviii.  30,  36,  37. 


Lord  God     of    A  -  braham,     I  -  saac,  and  Is  -  ra  -  el ;  this  day     let     it    be  known  that 


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torn  -  ed,  Lord  ;       and  let  their  hearts,  and  let  their  hearts  again  be  turned  ! 


ELIJAH. 
CHORAL. —  ANGELS.     QUARTET. 

Psalm  Iv.  22.     Psalm  xvi.  8.     Psalm  cviii.  5.     Psalm  xxv.  3. 


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,  PI"  Ada«Io.  ('res. 

Cast    thy     burden  up-on  the  Lord  ;  and  He  shall  sustain  thee :  He   never  will  suffer  the 

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Cast    thy     burden  up-on  the  Lord  ;  and  He  shall  sustain  thee  :  He  never  will  suffer  the 


righteous    to    fall ;  He     is 


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He         is     at    thy  right   hand. 


at   thy  right  hand.  Thy  mer  -  cy,    Lord,  is     great,  and 

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righteous    to    fall ;  He     is          at    thy  right  hand.  Thy  mer  -  cy,  Lord,   is     great,  and 


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far    a  -  bove  the  heav'ns.  Let  none  be  made  a  -  shamed,  That  wait  up  -  on     Thee  ! 


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ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE. 

EMJJH. —  O  Thou  who  makest  Thine  angels 
Spirits  ;— Thou  whose  ministers  are  flaming  fires ; 
let  them  now  descend  !  Psalm  civ.  4. 

CHORUS. 

THE  PEOPLE.  —The  fire  descends  from  heaven ; 
the  flames  consume  his  offering ! 

Before  Him  upon  your  faces  fall !  The  Lord  is 
God  :  O  Israel,  hear !  Our  God  is  one  Lord  :  and 
we  will  have  no  other  gods  before  the  Lord ! 

1  Kings,  xviii.  38,  39. 


RECITATIVE. 

ELIJAH. — Take  all  the  prophets  of  Baal,  and 
let  not  one  of  them  escape  you  :  Bring  them  down 
to  Kishon1s  brook  ;  and  there  let  them  be  slain 


CHORUS. 

THE  PEOPLE.—  Take  all  the  prophets  of  Baal  ; 
and  let  not  one  of  them  escape  us :  bring  all  and 
slay  them  !  1  Kings,  xviii.  40. 


ARIA.  — BASS  SOLO.     (ELIJAH.) 

Jer.  xxiii.  29.     Psalm  vii.  11,  12. 

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Allecro  COB  fuoco  •  marcato.     -— *.     ^U        _^  -&-  Jtf       -       - 


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Is    not  His  word     like  a     fire  ? 


And  like  a     hammer  that  breaketh  the 


rock,     A  hammer  that  breaketh  the  rock,  that  breaketh  the  rock  in  -  to      pie  -  ces  ?  like    a 

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fire like       a       fire,    aud  like   a     ham     -     mer  that     break  -  eth,  that  breaketh  the 


rock.        His     word       is         like        a         fire,  and  like  a      ham  -  mer,  A     ham  -  mer   that 


breaketh     the  rook. 


For  God  is    an  -  gry,    an  -  gry  with  the  wick-ed     ev'-ry 


day,         For    God       is          an   -  gry     with  tke    wick  -  ed     er'  -  ry      day ; 


and 


ELIJAH. 


13 


P 


• 9- 


(  i  en. 


pzz3L±j±t 


1 


if     the     wick  -  ed     turn     not;  the  Lord  will  whet    his    sword,       will  whet     his 


m—  J  * 

---*-*4  "         '- 


rqcrizziiq 


sword;  and  He  hath  bent    his     bow,        and  made     it       ready,          and    made     it      ready, 


ready ! 


Is    not  His  word  like  a      fire  ? 


And  like  a  hammer  that  bicaketh  the 


rock,  and  like  a    hammer  that  breaketh  the    rock.       Is    not    His      word ....     like        a 

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fire  ?  and    like    a        ham    •    mer,     a      ham    •     mer    that    break  -    eth    the  rock  ? 


AIR. 

Woe  unto  them  who  forsake  Him  !  destruction 
ehall  fall  upon  them,  for  they  have  transgressed 
against  Him.  Though  they  are  by  Him  redeemed  ; 
yet  they  have  spoken  falsely  against  Him. 

,  vii.  13. 


RECITATIVE  AND  CHORUS. 

OBA.DIAH.  —  O  man  of  God,  help  thy  people  ! 
Among  the  Idols  of  the  Gentiles,  are  there  any 


ELIJAH. 
-9-9-9- 


that  can  command  the  rain,  or  cause  the  heavens 
to  give  their  showors  r  The  Lord  our  God  alone 
can  do  these  things. 

ELIJAH. — O  Lord,  Thou  hast  overthrown  Thine 
enemies  and  destroyed  them.  Look  down  on  us 
from  heaven,  O  Lord  ;  regard  the  distress  of  Thy 
people:  open  the  heavens  and  send  us  relief: 
help,  help  Thy  servant  now,  O  God ! 

THE  PEOPLE. —  Open  the  heavens  and  send  ui 
relief :  help,  help  thy  servant  now,  0  God  ! 


-m  -T^V  -9^9   ft*-     F^  -  J  1*£=. 

±iztii-frT=^3-r>ri5qr=::| 

V— ^-f-i — *— ^ 4- — 

i 4-  -I 


Go  up,  now,  child  !  and  look  toward  the  sea.  Hath  my  prayer  been  heard  by  the  Lord  ? 
RECITATIVE.    THE  YOUTH. 

There    is     nothing.       The  heav'ns  are  as  brass,  they  are  as  brass    a  -  bove  me. 


14 


ELIJAH. 


ELIJAH. 


Temp*. 

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-9  --« 


9-  -9-  -9-  -9- 


±•9—. 


When  the   heavens  are    closed     up,  because  they  have  sinned,      have  sinned   against    Thee  ; 


Ores. 


Yet.if  they  pray  and  confess,confess  thy  name,and  turn  from  their  sin  when  Thou  dost  afflict  them 


^r   ft   ,  ^ L     ^     r ^ ^n_' TJ 


Then  hear  from  heav'n,and  forgive  the  sin  ;  Help,  send  thy  ser  •    vant       help,         0    God  ! 


CHORUS. 


&§ 


Cres. 


Then  hear  from  heav'n,  and  for-give      the     sin  :  Help,  send  thy  ser-vant,     help,       O    God  ! 
0  .   °r9e*--9--9-f^      " 


ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE.    THE  YOUTH, 


Go  up  again,     and  still  look  toward  the  sea.  There  is    nothing,    The  earth  is  as 


/r\ 


ELIJAH. 

Piu  Animate. 

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f^I^ir-rr— »IL::]:;;L~:^^  JLJi-L-^_^_U-3--i K— W  -i £-fc—  S-  £? 

— t-  _^-I^—  -V—?-  ^-t^- 


9-9- 


Crcs. 

_F.  _,2_  _F_ 

t.=£=tq 


i  -  ron    under      me. 


Hearest  thou    no  sound  of  rain  ?     Seest  thou  nothing     a  - 


Recitative. 
THE  YOUTH 


ELIJAH 
Tempo.    .„ 


j  —  — L^  » •    •  m 

rise  from  the  deep  ?          No,  there  is  .  nothing.  Have  respect       to  the  pray'r,  to  the 


ELIJAH 


Crew 


4*. 


TMT~! ! r 

-ti h X b 


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1 T 


pray'r    of        thy      ser  -  vant,         0  Lord O         Lord, 


aiy 


Recitative. 

f 

— 


God!  Un-to    Thee    will      I      crj,       Lord,  my     rock:       be  not    si-lent     to 

Adacio.  THE  YOUTH. 


me ;       and    Thy  great    mer-cies,  Thy    mer-cies      re  -  mem-ber,  Lord ! 


Be  . 


£     ___ 


•~T~a*~ * • —          — *  9  — ~m~" — 

— h~<4K — z n F ^ m F h — ! ^-, — 

=g— *= '=?=&•=$=£= 't=3=$=3=*===*=: 


hold,      a      lit  >  tie    cloud    a    -    ris  -   eth    now  from    the 


| — 

w*    -    ters 


Cres. 


It     is    like      a     man's  hand !      The    heavens    are  black        with  clouds  and  with 


II 


wind : 


The       storm     rush  -  eth       loud  -  er      and         loud     -  -     er  I 


THE  PEOPLE.—  Thanks  be  to  God,  for  all  His 


mercies ! 


ELIJAH. —  Thanks  be  to  God,  for  He   is  gra- 
cious, and  His  mercy  endureth  for  evermore ! 


Jer.  xiv.  22.  2  Chron.  vi.  19,  26,  27.  Deut. 
xxviii.  23.  Psalm  xxviii.  1.  Psalm  cvi.  1. 
1  Kings,  xviii.  43,  45. 


CHORUS. 


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t-     — te —        i r— r-:  r.  j  , r~    r^ 

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Thanks   be        to        God,         He 


veth         the     thirst  -  y 


land. 


16 


ELIJAH. 


:a_4^^:_i/i2-t-^ — 4^— n^-^i-i 


— •»  r1  v — r a — I  — 2 —  '  T^ ' —  ^T  — A«^  — 

E££E^SE^S=^2E£EH£E^3 

Thanks  be      to      God!    He         la  -  veth    the     thirst-y       land,     the      thirst      -      j 


—0  -  I-*  -  «-T-0  --  ^_.~JJ3I_<5>  ---  i-T-jiM 


_ 


Thanks  be      to      God!  He          la  -  veth    the     thirst-y       land,     the    thirst 


rdzzz 


icr 
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~ ^ 1 — — 1         i         i»  -r 

_ jE=EErEI?Ei5l 

land.     Thanks  be    to    God !    He  laveth  the    thirst-y     land.  Thanks  be    to 


land.     Thanks  be    to     God!  He  laveth  the    thirst-y     land. 


Thanks  be    to 


L_.    ___^__.._-_:j_:_c  -+-\- 

p  —  '  --  h-  -  p  --  /—  ^  —  h  -  1^  -  p*ff  -  V  —  X-  ^ 
land.  Thanks  be    to        God  !  He  laveth    the    thirst-y  land.  Thanks  be  to  God  I 


^i^EzzizeE^^^ETfc 


God, 


thanks  be  to    God  ! 


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[zSE         -F— ^~fi4-i-T- 

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^"l?"r                      — ^~  ».-3'iiiJ 
r — trm —        — i — *~i  ~z?ii~ 


God, 


thanks  be  to     God  ! 

•>-ns=££ 


ntzzu: 

Thanks  be  to    God,  be   to 


The  waters  gather,  they  rush  along  ! 
r          ~ff    r      ^TT~~        i — ji 

^Oz5=KEfl2^5rrSK£jfiig;i 

t===z=?it$=?=P— tz— !x-L$=:^t=:il 

The  waters  gather,  they  rush  along  ! 
Illp— p-f 


God! 


They  are   lifting   their  voices !      The   stormy  I  Lord  is  above  them,  and  Almighty ! 
billows  are  high ;  their  fury  is  mighty ;  but  the  |  Psalm  xciii.  3,  4. 


ELIJAH. 


17 


II. 

ARIA.  —  SOPBANO  SOLO. 


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aE     ^ 


Hear    ye,     Is  -  ra  -  el !  hear  what  the  Lord  speaketh :  "  Oh,    had'st  thou  heed  -  ed, 


heed  -  ed      my    commandments  !"        Hear     ye,     Is  -  ra  -    el  !    hear  what  the      Lord 

Crea.  **- 


speaketh  :  "  Oh,  hadst  thou  heed  -  ed,    heeded    my  commandments,     Oh,  hadst  thou  heeded, 

' 


heed  -    ed      my  commandments.  Oh,  hadst  thou    heed    -    ed    my    commandments  !" 


Who     hath    be  •  liev  -  ed     our  re    -    port  ?  To  whom  is      the    arm,  the 

Cre.  /I-—.  ;. ,         P_ _T!^_ 


arm      of      the      Lord        re    -    veal  -  ed  ?  to    whom    is        the    arm,       the 

,  ^_j  yip  Crew     -     cen    -  do. 

S:M—  *-»-»— Kiaizri— -ri^rrrci^Si—-;-*-    ;-F»^S- 
.^j;-^^-g-gi|i^5-5--fe=f^— ^:-r-|-5— g^l-^~g; 


V L* 1 

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arm     of    the  Lord  re  -   veal-ed  ?       Hear  ye,    Is    -    ra  -  el ;    hear    ye,     Is  -  ra  -    el ; 


He*r    ye,      Is  -  ra  -  el  1    hear  what  the      Lord  soeaketh :  "  Oh,  hadst  thou  heed  -  ed. 


heed  •  ed       my          com  •  mand  -  ments !  Oh,    hadst    thou          heed    -    ed, 


18 


ELIJAH. 


tlMm.  

p'Trpr— zzirpiii: 


Oh,       hadst  thou     heed  -  ed         my       com  -  maudments  !" 

Pin  Adagio. 
<— — ^  Dim. 


Hear     ye, 


izc: 


Is    -    ra    -    el !     Is    -     ra    -    el       hear ....      what  the      Lord         speak  -  eth ! 

Recitative.  ^.        .^ 

r  r  r  i  ~N N       \ N       N~ 


~- 


Thus     saith     the      Lord.  ....          the     Re,-  deem  -  er      of        Is    -     ra  -  el, 

Cres.  J 


And    his     Ho  -  ly  One,    to  him     op  -  press-ed   by     Tyrants;     Thus  saith  the  Lord : — 


Tempo. 

*  Allegro  .Maestoso 


"  I,         I      am    He    that    com  -  fort-eth ;       Be    not    a  -  fraid,         be  not      a  - 
fraid,         for    I      am     thy  God ;  I,     I      am  He  that    comfort-eth,         Be   not 


fraid,       be    not    a-fraid ;  for          I      am     thy      God,     I      will    strengthen     thee  I 


for  I, 


the         Lord,      will       strength  -  en      thee ; 

— i         i ^?"       "~T        9  ~  PI 


thy 


God, 


will      strengthen        thee. 


Say,  who  art  thou,  that  thou  art  afraid  of  a 
man  that  shall  die  ;  and  forgettest  the  Lord  thy 
Maker,  who  hath  stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and 
laid  the  earth's  foundations?  Be  not  afraid,  for 


I,  thy  God,  will  strengthen  thee. 

Isaiah,  xlviii.  1,  18 ;  liii.  1 ;  xlix.  7  ;  xli.  10 
li.  12,  13. 


ELIJAH 


19 


CHORUS. 

Be  not  afraid,  saith  God  the  Lord.  Be  not 
afraid  !  thy  help  is  near.  God,  the  Lord  thy  God 
saith  unto  thee  "Be  not  afraid." 

Though  thousands  languish  and  fall  beside  thee, 
and  tens  of  thousands  around  thee  perish ;  yet 
st'll  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee, 

Isaiah,  xli.  10.     Psalm  xci.  7. 

RECITATIVE  AND  CHORUS. 

ELIJAH. —  The  Lord  hath  exalted  thee  from 
among  the  people  ;  and  over  his  people  Israel 
hath  made  thee  King.  But  thou,  Ahab,  hast  done 
evil  to  provoke  him  to  anger  above  all  that  were 
before  thee :  as  if  it  had  been  a  light  thing  for 
thee  to  walk  in  the  sins  of  Jeroboam.  Thou  hast 
made  a  grove  and  an  altar  to  Baal,  and  served  him 
and  worshipped  him.  Thou  hast  killed  the  right- 
eous, ?nd  also  taken  possession.  And  the  Lord 
shall  smite  all  Israel,  as  a  reed  is  shaken  in  the 
water  ;  and  He  shall  give  Israel  up,  and  thou 
•halt  know  He  is  the  Lord. 

1  Kings,  xiv.  7,  9,  15  ;  xvi.  30,  31,  32,  33. 

THE  QUEEN.  —  Have  ye  not  heard  he  hath 
prophesied  against  all  Israel  ? 

CHORUS. — We  heard  it  with  our  ears. 

THE  QUETEN. —  Hath  he  not  prophesied  also 
against  the  Kihg  of  Israel  ? 

CHORUS. — We  heard  it  with  our  ears. 

THE  QUEEN. — And  why  hath  he  spoken  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ?  Doth  Ahab  govern  the  king- 
dom of  Israel  while  Elijah's  power  is  greater  than 
the  king's  ?  The  gods  do  so  to  me,  and  more,  if 
by  to-morrow  about  this  time,  I  make  not  his  life 
as  the  life  of  one  of  them  whom  he  hath  sacrificed 
at  the  brook  of  Kishon  ! 

CHORUS. — He  shall  perish  ! 

THE  QUEEN. —  Hath  he  not  destroyed  Baal's 
prophets  ? 


CHORUS. — He  shall  perish  ! 

THE  QUEEN. — Yea,  by  the  sword  he  destroyed 
them  all ! 

CHORUS. — He  destroyed  them  all ! 

THE  QUEEN. — He  also  closed  the  heavens. 

CHORUS. — He  also  closed  the  heavens. 

THE  QUEEN. — And  called  down  a  famine  upon 
the  land. 

CHORUS — And  called  down  a  famine  upon  the 
land 

THE  QUEEN  — So  go  ye  forth  and  seize  Elijah, 
for  he  is  worthy  to  die :  slaughter  him  ;  do  unto 
him  as  he  hath  done. 

CHORUS. 

Woe  to  him,  he  shall  perish  ;  for  he  closed  the 
heavens.  And  why  hath  he  spoken  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord?  Let  the  guilty  prophet  perish.  He 
hath  spoken  falsely  against  our  land  and  us,  as  we 
have  heard  with  our  ears.  So  go  ye  forth,  seize 
on  him.  He  shall  die  ! 

Jer.  xxvi.  9,  11.      1  Kings ,  xviii.  10.     xix.2; 
xxi.  7.     Ecclesiastes,  xlviii.  2,  3. 

RECITATIVE. 

OBADIAH. — Man  of  God,  now  let  my  words  bo 
precious  in  thy  sight.  Thus  saith  Jezebel ; 
"•  Elijah  is  worthy  to  die."  So  the  mighty  gather 
against  thee,  and  they  have  prepared  a  net  for  thy 
steps ;  that  they  may  seize  thee,  that  they  may 
slay  thee.  Arise  then,  and  hasten  for  thy  life  :  to 
the  wilderness  journey.  The  Lord  thy  God  doth 
go  with  thee.  He  will  not  fail  thee.  He  will  not 
forsake  thee.  Now  begone,  and  bless  me  also. 

ELIJAH.  —  Though  stricken,  they  have  not 
grieved.  Tarry  here,  my  servant ;  the  Lord  be 
with  thee.  I  journey  hence  to  the  wilderness. 

2  Kings,  i.  13  Jer.  v.  3;  xxvi.  11.  Fsaim 
lix.  3.  1  Kings,  xix.  4.  Deut.  xxxi.  6. 
Exodus,  xii.  32.  1  Samuel,  xvii.  37. 


ARIA.  — (ELIJAH.) 


Job.  yii.  16.     1  Kings,  xix.  10 


•  -  —  ...  .i-.   .  ,!•!•.        —  •-  —  -  r™~        i —       — i ~  • • 

It      is        e  -  nough,  O     Lord,  new  take  a  -  way  my     life,  for       I       am    not 

Oe»..-»   J^JP      -I* 


b«t  -    ter  than  my  fathers!        It     is     enough,         It     is     enough;  now  take  a- way   mj 


ELIJAH. 


_        _    •  ^ — m 

fczp=tz:rti:  t=it= 


l 


life,         I    am  not  bet  -  ter,  not     bet 


-     ter    than     my     fa 

-nfijfifi 


thers,  I     am  not 

-9 9- 


bet  -  ter,     I       am      not      bet    -    ter     than  my    fa  -  thers ! 


I       de- 


sire        to    live  no    longer ;          now  let  me  die,     For  my  days  are  but       van-i  -  ty. 

Ores. 


l=* 


iti  _       | 


r 


now    let      me  die,    For  my  days   are    but     van  -  i  -  ty  !         but    van  -  i  -  ty  ! 


Molto  Allegro  Vivace. 


-^-•-f--^ (--     -^-     -9-   -0~   *y 

d : 1 J       P— [^ir      it 


I  have  been  ve-ry     jealous     for     the     Lord,  for  the  Lord  God  of  Hosts, 


For  the  children  of    Is     -     r»       -       el      have    bro  -  ken     thy   cov-e  -  nant, 


.sf 


broken  thy     cov-enant,     have  broken  thy   cov-e-nant,  and  thrown  down  thine  altars,    and 


slain    all     thy    prophets,  slain  them  with    the  sword,     and     slain     thy  proph-eU, 


slain  them  with    the  sword. 


-  -F-  -F-  -&- 

: p | -p 

— ' ^piizii 

I  have  been  very    jeal  -  o\>a    for     th^     Lord 


ELIJAH. 


:i— F— F-f  t— »^S^^&~E] 

— 1 H 1 J*F-H ^ — i i-r 


For     the  Lord  God     of  Hosts,        ve-ry     jeal-ous     for      the     Lord,       the 

sf 


Lord  God     of  Hosts,  And     I,  e     -    ven          I  on     -     ly       am       left ; 


And     they     s^ek      my         life,       and      they     seek      my      life         to  take 


Con  forza. 

it,       to    take     it       a     -     way It     is       e  -  nough  1       it      is     enough  J 

RECITATIVE. 

encamp  round  about  all  them  that  fear  Him. 

1  Kings,  xix.  1,  5.     Psalm  xxxiv.  7. 


See,  now  he  sleepeth  beneath  a  juniper  tree  in 
the  wilderness  :  and  there  the  angels  of  the  Lord 


Andante. 
Con  Moto. 


TERZETTO.—  TRIO.     ANGELS. 
T-*—0 


Psalm  cxxi.  4. 


Lift  thine  eyes,  0  lift  thine  eyes  to  the  mountains,  whence  cometh,whence  cometh,whence 


Lift  thine  eyes,   0  lift  thine  eyes  to  the  mountains, whence  cometh  whence  cometh, whence 


pii^^^l:E^S^lpp?Jps:gJi^^i 

Lift  thine  eyes,  O    lift  thine  eyes  to  the  mountains.whence  cometh, whence cometh,whence 

Crea. 


com     -      eth       help. 


Thy  help  com     -      eth  from      the 


com      -       eth     help.  Thy  help    com  -  eth,     com     -      eth     from      the      Lord, 

Cres. 


SCreB. 
,4         _r T _. r~         _^*Lj—        — _i^^ 

__j_ j_  9  _    \_       !_     _    i_  99    —0—    9 

com  -  eth  help.  Thy  help    com    -      eth     from      the     Lord,    th« 


ELIJAH 


Cre«. 


Lord, 


the     Ma  -  ker    of    heav  -    en  and     earth. 


He  hath  said,  thy  foot 


Dim.  Cres. 

^-— --    -- \T-H —  s     ~frj7?~| — J~T~  — \i — I -—\- 


the    Ma    -         -    ker  of    heav  -  en     and    earth. 

Dim, 


Ma    - 


•    ker    of    heav  -  en     and     earth.       He       hath       said,         thy 


!£= _-__,-  ^JHL-r- 

.....     shall    not    he     mov  -  ed.    Thy  Keep  -  er  will    nev  -  er    slum    -      -    ber, 

>  »m        ______ 

foot   shall  not     be     mov  -  ed.  Thy    Keep  -  er  will  nev  -  er 

— -,Uj 2^— •~i~»-^--l— "-£- i  —  — ljdlt-01— j— 0—  0-~  0- 

3i*  *  --J-    — -J—  If 

W         9  ' 

foot    shall  not     be     mov  -  ed.  Thy    Keep-er  will  nev  -  er 

il  Cres. 9.^*"   "^  •  Dlm' 

nev-er,  will  nev-er      slum      -      her,  nev-er     slum     .....  her. 

Cres.  Dim. 

~T~_i^       fc  J~y~~N~~ftT/~l  ~T~_^»-- T~1~  HI 


slum 


ber,  nev-er,  will  nev-er        slum 


.    ber. 


eltun 


ber,  ner-er,  will  nev-er       slum  -  ber,  will    nev    >    er    slum  >  her. 


ELIJAH. 


=fo 


sf 


j*7i  ~N — N- — \~ZT".*«™* — - — i — - •" — i" •  — * — ^ — rti r~m K 

Tiitf H (V 1—  •-r-p  —  ^-    •—{--• F -, K O-\l) M* rP— 0- 

±te^-t:E^-p&-t=if    ^  4V;  -f-»  E  :z,-*-c: 


5:1  x: 


^  [^    I   ~^^ ^_ 


Lift  thine  eyes,  O  lift  thine  eyes    to      the  mountains,  whence  cora-eth,  whence  cometh, whence 


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CHORUS. 

Psalm  cxxi  4.     Psalm  cxxxviii.  7. 


Allecro  Moderate. 
SOPRANI. 


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TENORI. 


AI.TI. 


He,  watcking  o  -  ver     Is-rael,  slumbers  not.nor  sleeps,  He,watchiug,«lumben  not,nor  sleepB. 
Should'st  thou,  walking  in  grief,  languish ;  He  will  quicken  thee. 

RECITATIVE.  God. 

AN  ANGEL. —  Arise,   Elijah,   for  tbou  hast  a 


long  jjurney  before  thee.     Forty  days  and  forty 
shalt    thou  go;  to  Horeb,  the  mount  of 


ELIJAH.  —  O  Lord,   I   have  labored  in  vain; 
yea,  I  have  spent  my  strength  for  nought ! 

1  Kings,  xix.  8.     Isaiah,  xlix.  4. 


ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE.—  (ELIJAH.) 


Isaiah,  Ixiv.  1,  2;  Ixiii.  17. 


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ARIA.— ALTO  SOLO      (Ten  AKGKL  ) 


Psalm  xxxvii.  1,  7. 


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O      rest    in      the  Lord,  wait    pa  -  tient  -  ly    for     Him,     And    He     shall 


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Lord,     and       waif  wait          pa  -  tient  -  ly        for        Him. 


CHORUS. 
He  that  shall  endure  to  the  end,  shall  be  saved.  Matthew,  xxir.  13. 


ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE.— BASS  SOLO.     (ELIJAH.) 


Ptalm  cxliii.  6,  7. 


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face,    O    Lord,  from  me ;      My    soul     is    thirsting     for  Thee,    as      a      thirst  -  y    land. 


RECITATIVE.— SOPBANO  SOLO.     THE  ANGEL. 

1  King*,  xix.  11. 


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A  •  rise,  now  ! 


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Lord :  for  there  His     glo  -  ry     will     ap  -  pear, ...    .       and  shine    on        thee ! 

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Thy  face  must    be     veil  -  ed, 


For     He    draweth      near. 


CHORUS. 

Behold !  God  the  Lord  passed  by !  And  a 
mighty  wind  rent  the  mountains  round,  brake  in 
pieces  the  rocks,  brake  them  before  the  Lord : 
but  yet  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  tempest. 

Behold  !  God  the  Lord  passed  by.  And  the 
sea  was  upheaved,  and  the  earth  was  shaken :  but 
yet  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  earthquake. 

And  after  the  earthquake  there  came  a  fire : 
but  yet  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  fire. 

And  after  the  fire  there  came  a  still  small  voice : 
and  in  that  still  voice,  onward  came  the  Lord. 
1  Kings,  xix.  11,  12. 


RECITATIVE. 

Above  Him  stood  the  Seraphim,  and  one  cried 

to  another : 

QUARTET  AND  CHORUS. 

ANGELS. — Holy,  holy,  holy  is  God  the  Lord—- 
the Lord  Sabaoth !  Now  his  glory  hath  filled  all 
the  earth.  Isaiah,  vi.  2,  3. 

RECITATIVE. 

CnoRtrs. — Go,  return  upon  thy  way !     For  the 
Lord  yet  hath  left  Him  seven  thousand  in  Israel, 
knees  which  have  not  bowed  to  Baal :  go,  return 
upon  thy  way.     Thus  the  Lord  commandeth. 
1  Kings,  xix.  15,  18. 


ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE  —BASS  SOLO.     (ELIJAH  ) 

Psalm  Ixxi.  16.     Psalm  xvi.  2,  9. 


I        go      on      my    way       in       the      strength      of      the      Lord. 


For  Thou  art     my     Lord;        and      I      will     suf  -    fer     for       thy       sake. 

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ELIJAH. 


CHORUS. 
Then  did  Elijah  the  prophet  break  forth    ike  a 


ments  of  *.he  future  :  and  in  Horeb,  its  vengeance. 
And   when    the  Lord   would  take  him  awav  ta 


fire  ;  his  words   appeared  like  burning  torches,    heaven,  lo  !  there  came  a  fiery   chariot  with   fi«r» 
Mighty   kings    by    kim    were   over-thrown.     He  |  horses ;  and  he  went  by  a  whirlwind  to  heaven 
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ARIA. —  TENOR  SOLO.     (OBADIAH.) 

Matthew,  xiii.  43.     Isaiah,  li.  11. 


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ELIJAH. 


RECITATIVE. 

Behold,  God  hath  seat  Elijah  the  prophet, 
before  the  coming  of  the  great  and  dreadful  day 
of  the  Lord.  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of  the 
fathers  to  the  children,  and  the  heart  of  the  chil- 
dren unto  their  fathers  ;  lest  the  Lord  shall  come 
•nd  smite  the  earth  with  a  curse. 

Malachi,  iv.  5,  6. 


CHORUS. 


hath   raised  one, 
shall   call  upon 


But  the  Lord  from  the  north 
who  from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
His  name  and  come  on  princes. 

Behold,  my  servant  and  mine  elect,  in  whom 
my  soul  delighteth !  On  him  the  spirit  of  God 
shall  rest :  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding, 
the  spirit  of  might  and  of  counsel,  the  spirit  of 


knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 
Isaiah,  xli.  25  ;  xlii.  1  ; 


xi.  11. 


QUARTET. 


O  !  come  every  one  that  thirsteth,  O  come  to 
the  wa'ers  :  come  unto  Him ;  0  hear,  and  your 
souls  shall  live  for  ever  ! 

Isaiah,  Iv.  1,3. 

CHORUS. 

And  then  shall  your  light  break  forth  as  the 
light  of  morning  breaketh  ;  and  your  health  shall 
speedily  spring  forth  then ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  ever  shall  reward  you. 

Lord,  our  Creator,  how  excellent  thy  name  ii 
in  all  the  nations  !  Thou  fillest  heaven  with  tkf 
glory.  Amen. 

I$aiah,  Iviii.  8.     P$alm  viii.  I 


T  HI      B  *  9 


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In  this  volume  of  The  Musicians  Library  the  editor  aims  to  present  in  chrono- 
logical order  the  most  famous  arias  from  operas  of  every  school.  Beginning 
•with  songs  from  the  earliest  Italian  productions,  just  emerging  from  the  era  of 
artificial  counterpoint,  the  field  is  outlined  by  well-chosen  examples  from 
German,  French,  and  later  Italian  works,  down  to  contemporary  musical  drama. 
Though  none  of  the  numbers  is  chosen  for  its  historical  interest  alone,  since 
the  songs  are  all  of  the  greatest  practical  value  to  the  singer,  still  the  works 
they  are  drawn  from,  as  Mr.  Krehbiel  shows  in  his  illuminating  preface,  do 
afford  together  a  comprehensive  view  of  operatic  development.  The  editor's 
introduction  is  elaborate  in  plan,  instructive,  and  highly  entertaining.  There 
are  portraits  of  the  most  noted  composers  represented  in  the  volume.  The 
original  text  is  given  with  each  number,  together  with  an  English  version  which 
seeks  to  avoid  the  banalities  of  many  current  translations.  There  are  188  pages 
of  music. 

CONTENTS 


ALCESTE.    CHRISTOPH  WILIBALD  GLUCK 
Ye    awful   Stygian    powers     (Divinites    du 
Styx),  inB!> 

CARMEN.    GEORGES  BIZET 
I  say  that  by  fear  I'm  not  haunted  (Je  dis,  yue 
rien  ne  m'epouvanie),in  Eb 

DERFREISCHUTZ.  CARL  MARIA  VON  WEBER 
How   friendly  sleep  was  to  me  ( Wie  nahte 
mir  der  Schlvmmer),  in  E 

DON     GIOVANNI.       WOLFGANG    AMADEUS 

MOZART 
Chide,  oh,  chide  me  (Batti,  6aUi),  in  F 

EURYANTHE.    CARL  MARIA  VON  WEBER 
Echoing  bell-tones  (Glocklein  im  Thale),in  C 

FAUST.    CHARLES  FRANCOIS  GOUNOD 
Ah  1  the  joy  past  compare  (Ah!  je  ris  de  me 
vot'r),  in  E 

FIDELIO.    I/UDWIG  VAN  BEETHOVEN 
Accursed    one,    •where    leads    thy    haste? 
(Abscheulicher,  woeilstdu  hinf),  in  E 

GRISELDA.  GIOVANNI  BATTISTA  BONONCINI 
Since  'tis  glory  to  adore  you  (Per  la  gloria 
d'adorarvi),  in  F 

HIPPOLYTE  ET  ARICIE.    JEAN-PHILIPPE 

K.AMEAU 

Nightingales      passion-stirred      (Rossignols 
amoureux),  in  A> 

LAKME.    Lio  DELIBES 
As  falls  the  moonlight    gently  (Ou  va   la 
jeune  Indoue) 

LA  PERLE  DU  BRESIL.    FiLiciEN  DAVID 
Delightful  bird  (Charmant  oiseau),  in  G 


LA  SERVA  PADRONA.  GIOVANNI  BATTISTA 

PERGOLESI- 

On  Serpina,  think  with  pleasure  (A  Serpina 
penserete),  in  Bb 

LA  SONNAMBULA.    VINCENZO  BELLINI 
Ah!  must  ye  fade  (Ah!  non  credea  mirarti), 

in  A  inin. 
Oh,  recall  not  (Ah!  nongiunge),  in  B!> 

LA  TRAVIATA.    GIUSEPPE  VERDI 
Ah  !  was  it  he  (Ah.'fors'e  /MI),  in  F  min. 

LE   PARDON   DE   PLOERMEL.      GIACOMO 

MEYERBEER 
Light-nitting  shadow  (Ombre  legere),  in  D!> 

LES    FlSTES   VENITIENNES.      ANDR£ 

CAM  PR  A 

Graceful  butterfly  (Charmant  papillon),  in 
G  min. 

LUCIA    DI  LAMMERMOOR.    GAETANO 

DONIZETTI 
I  hear  the  breathing  (//  dolce  suono),  in  El> 

MIGNON.    AMBROISE  THOMAS 
Behold  Titania  (Je  suis  Tttania),  in  Bl> 

NORMA.    VINCENZO  BELLINI 
Chaste   enchantress  (Casta  Diva,  che  inar- 
genti),  in  F 

OTELLO.    GIUSEPPE  VERDI 
Ave  Maria,  in  At> 

SEMIR AMIDE.    GIOACHINO  ROSSINI 
At  last  Hope's  cheering  ray  (Bel  raggio  lusin- 
ghier),  in  A 

UNKNOWN.    GIULIO  CACCINI 
Wild  woodland    creatures  (Fere  selvagge), 
in  G 


SONGS  FROM  THE  OPERAS 


FOR  BARITONE  AND  BASS 

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Like  its  companion  volumes  of  songs  from  the  operas,  this  collection  for  bari- 
tone and  bass,  contains  examples  from  all  the  important  schools  of  operatic  composi- 
tion, and  includes  the  standard  operatic  arias  for  the  voices  mentioned  in  the  title, 
affording  the  singer  material  for  a  valuable  and  necessary  repertory.  The  preface 
is  entertaining,  and  the  individual  notes  supplied  to  each  song  are  both  historical 
and  descriptive,  and  of  interpretive  value.  This  volume  completes  the  series  of 
operatic  songs  in  The  Musicians  Library. 


CONTENTS 


HANDEL,  GEORGE  FRIDERIC  (1685-1759) 
Colraggio  placido.     From  "Agrippina" 
O  ruddier  than  the  cherry.      From  "Acis  and 

Galatea" 
PERGOLESI,  GIOVANNI    BATTISTA  (1710- 

1736) 

Bella  mia.     From  "II  Maestro  di  Musica" 
GLUCK,       CHRISTOPH       WILIBALD      von 

(1714-1787) 
Diane     impitoyable.     From      "Iphig6nie     en 

Aulide" 
CIMAROSA.  DOMEXICO  (1749-1801) 

Misero  Bernardone.    From  "Giamina  e  Bernar- 

done" 
MOZART,    WOLFGANG    AMADEUS    (1756- 

1791) 

Madamina.     From  "Don  Giovanni" 
In  diesen  heil'gen  Hallen.      From   "Die  Zau- 

berflote" 

O  Isis  und  Osiris.     From  "Die  Zauberflote" 
CHERUBINI.LUIGI  (1760-1842) 

Guide  mes  pas.     From  "Les  deux  Journees" 
MEHUL,  ETIENNE  NICOLAS  (1763-1817) 

Femme  sensible ,  en  tends- tu  ?  From  ' '  Ariodant ' ' 
BOIELDIEU.    FRANCOIS    ADRIEN    (1775- 

1834) 
C'est  la  Princessede  Navarre.    From  "Jean  de 

Paris" 
SPOHR,  LUDWIG  (1784-1859) 

Der  Kriegeslust  ergeben.     From  "Jessonda" 
WEBER,  CARL  MARIA  von  (1786-1826) 
Wo  berg  ich  mich?     From  "Euryanthe" 
MEYERBEER,  GIACOMO  (1794-1864) 
Ah!  mon  remords  te  venge.    From  "La  P3'  don 
de  Plo6rmel" 


MARSCHNER.  HEINRICH  (1795-1861) 

An  jenem  Tag.     From  "Hans  Heiling" 

HALEVY,  JACQUES  F.  F.  E.  (1799-1862) 

Si  la  rigeur.     From  "La  Juive" 
BELLINI.  VINCENZO  (1802-1835) 

Vi  rawiso,  o  luoghi  ameni.     From  "La  Son- 

nambula" 
MENDELSSOHN,  FELIX  (1809-1847) 

Ich  bin    ein  vielgereister   Mann.     From   "Die 

Heimkehr  aus  der  Fremde" 
VERDI,  GIUSEPPI  (1813-1901) 

Eri  tu  che  macchiavi.      From   "Un   Ballo  in 

Maschera" 

Credo  con  fermo  cuor.    From  "Otello" 
GOUNOD,  CHARLES  FRANCOIS  (1818-1893) 
Au  bruits  des  lourds  marteaux.    From  "Phile- 
mon et  Baucis" 
BIZET.  GEORGES  (1828-1875) 

Quand  le  flamme  de  1'amour.     From  "Le  jolie 

Fille  de  Perth" 
PONCHIELLI,  AMILCARE  (1834-1886) 

Pescator ,  affonda  1'esca.     From  '  'La  Gioconda" 
TCHAIKOVSKY,    PETER    ILYITCH  (1840- 

1893) 
Wenn  mich  fur  Hauslichkeit.     From  "Eugen 

Onegin" 
MASSENET,  JULES  (1842-         ) 

Vision  fugitive.     From  "Herodiade" 
BOITO,  ARRIGO  (1842-         ) 

Son  lo  spirito  che  nega.     From  "Mefistofele" 
THOMAS,  ARTHUR  GORING  (1850-1892) 
What  would  I  do  for  my  Queen?    From  "Es- 
meralda" 


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