Sixteen - Handel: Jephta Harry Christophers

ACT ONE

1.1. Overture 7:31

Scene 1

1.2. Accompagnato (Zebul) It Must Be So, Or These Vile Ammonites - Air (Zebul) Pour Forth No More Unheeded Pray'rs 4:18

1.3. (Chorus Of Israelites) No More To Ammon's God And King 2:44

Scene 2

1.4. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha) But Jephtha Comes. Kind Heav'n, Assist Our Plea - Air (Jephtha) Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace 4:45

1.5. Recitative (Storgè) 'Twill Be A Painful Separation, Jephtha - Air (Storgè) In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn 5:01

Scene 3

1.6. Recitative (Hamor) Happy This Embassy, My Charming Iphis - Air (Hamor) Dull Delay, In Piercing Anguish 3:44

1.7. Recitative (Hamor) Happy This Embassy, My Charming Iphis - Air (Hamor) Dull Delay, In Piercing Anguish 3:37

1.8. Recitative (Hamor) I Go; My Soul, Inspir'd By Thy Command - Duet (Iphis, Hamor) These Labours Past, How Happy We! 6:40

Scene 4

1.9. Recitative (Jephtha) What Mean These Doubtful Fancies Of The Brain? - Accompagnato (Jephtha) If, Lord, Sustain'd By Thy Almighty Pow'r - Recitative (Jephtha) 'Tis Said 2:00

1.10. (Chorus Of Israelites) O God, Behold Our Sore Distress 4:17

Scene 5

1.11. Recitative (Storgè) Some Dire Event Hangs O'er Our Heads - Air (Storgè) Scenes Of Horror, Scenes Of Woe 4:57

Scene 6

1.12. Recitative (Iphis, Storgè) Say, My Dear Mother, Whence These Piercing Cries - Air (Iphis) The Smiling Dawn Of Happy Days 3:43

Scene 7

1.13. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha) Such, Jephtha, Was The Haughty King's Reply - (Chorus Of Israelites) When His Loud Voice In Thunder Spoke 5:14

ACT TWO

Scene 1

2.1. Recitative (Hamor) Glad Tidings Of Great Joy To Thee, Dear Iphis 1:19

2.2. (Chorus Of Israelites) Cherub And Seraphim, Unbodied Forms 3:17

2.3. Air (Hamor) Up The Dreadful Steep Ascending 4:08

2.4. Recitative (Iphis) 'Tis Well - Air (Iphis) Tune The Soft Melodious Lute 5:13

Scene 2

2.5. Recitative (Jephtha) Heav'n Smiles Once More On His Repentant People - Air (Jephtha) His Mighty Arm, With Sudden Blow 5:56

2.6. (Chorus Of Israelites) In Glory High, In Might Serene 2:31

Scene 3

2.7. Symphony 1:08

2.8. Recitative (Iphis) Hail, Glorious Conqueror! Much Lov'd Father, Hail! - Air (Iphis) Welcome As The Cheerful Light - (Chorus Of Virgins) Welcome Thou, Whose Deeds Conspire 4:19

2.9. Recitative (Jephtha) Horror! Confusion! Harsh This Music Graters - Air (Jephtha) Open Thy Marble Jaws, O Tomb 4:52

2.10. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha) Why Is My Brother Thus Afflicted? 1:08

2.11. Accompagnato & Air (Storgè) First Perish Thou, And Perish All The World! 2:19

2.12. Recitative (Hamor) If Such Thy Cruel Purpose, Lo, Your Friend - Air (Hamor) On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal 2:10

2.13. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha) Such, Jephtha, Was The Haughty King's Reply - (Chorus Of Israelites) When His Loud Voice In Thunder Spoke 3:12

Scene 4

2.14. Quartet (Storgè, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul) O Spare Your Daughter 1:16

2.15. Recitative (Iphis) Such News Flies Swift. I've Heard The Mournful Cause - Accompagnato (Iphis) For Joys So Vast Too Little Is The Price 3:51

2.16. Air (Iphis) Happy They; This Vital Breath 3:17

2.17. Accompagnato (Jephtha) Deeper And Deeper Still, Thy Goodness, Child 7:27

ACT THREE

Scene 1

3.1. Air (Jephtha) Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams, O Sun, In Clouds 2:43

3.2. Accompagnato (Jephtha) A Father, Off'ring Up His Only Child - Air (Jephtha) Waft Her, Angels, Through The Skies 5:18

3.3. Accompagnato (Iphis) Ye Sacred Priests, Whose Hands Ne'er Yet Were Stain'd - Air (Iphis) Farewell, Ye Limpid Springs And Floods 5:33

3.4. (Chorus Of Priests) Doubtful Fear And Rev'rent Awe 3:56

3.5. Sinfonia 2:40

3.6. Recitative (Angel) Rise, Jephtha, And Ye Rev'rend Priests, Withhold - Air (Angel) Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live 5:15

3.7. Air (Jephtha) For Ever Blessed Be Thy Holy Name 1:01

3.8. (Chorus Of Priests) Theme Sublime Of Endless Praise 3:16

Scene 2

3.9. Recitative (Zebul) Let Me Congratulate This Happy Turn - Air (Zebul) Laud Her, All Ye Virgin Train 2:39

3.10. Recitative (Storgè) Oh, Let Me Fold Thee In A Mother's Arms - Air (Storgè) Sweet As Sight To The Blind 2:47

3.11. Recitative (Hamor) With Transport, Iphis, I Behold Thy Safety - Air (Hamor) 'Tis Heav'n's All-ruling Pow'r 5:26

3.12. Recitative (Iphis) My Faithful Hamor, May That Providence - Quintet (Iphis, Hamor, Storgè, Jephtha, Zebul) All That Is In Hamor Is Mine 3:51

3.13. (Chorus Of Israelites) Ye House Of Gilead, With One Voice 3:50

Act Two Scene 2: Appendix

3.14. Recitative (Zebul) Again Heav'n Smiles - Air (Zebul) Freedom Now 4:01