Anthology of sacred song: celebrated arias selected from oratorios by old and modern composers. Vol. 2, Alto

Christmas oratorio. Prepare thyself Zion ; Slumber, beloved, and take thy repose / J.S. Bach

St. Cecilia. Father, whose blessing we entreat / Sir J. Benedict

St. Peter. O thou afflicted / Sir J. Benedict

Woman of Samaria. O Lord, thou hast searched me out / S. Bennett

Fall of Jerusalem. My warning heed ; Thine, o Saviour, is love unending / M. Blumner

Eli. Lord, from my bed again I rise ; It is a good thing to give thanks ; This night I lift my heart to Thee / M. Costa

Ruth. Like as a father pitieth his children / F.H. Cowen

St. Ludmilla. Within what gloomy depths of forest ; Thy leading would I had not followed / A. Dvorak.

Christmas Eve. O, with pure devotion ; When onward I am gazing / N.W. Gade

Holy City. Eye hath not seen / A.R. Gaul

Ruth. Now go your ways, my daughters well-beloved ; O gracious Lord, cast down thine eyes / A.R. Gaul

Ten virgins. Thou art the guide of our youth / A.R. Gaul

Athalia. O Judah, Judah, chosen seed ; O Lord, whom we adore / G.F. Handel

Deborah. Great Prophetess, my soul's on fire ; In the battle, fame pursuing / G.F. Handel

Hercules. The smiling hours, a joyful train / G.F. Handel

Israel in Eqypt. Thou shalt bring them in / G.F. Handel

Joshua. But who is this? tremendous to behold ; Awful, pleasing being, say ; Now give the army breath ; Heroes, when with glory burning / G.F. Handel

Judas Maccabaeus. Father of heaven, from thy eternal throne / G.F. Handel.

Messiah. Behold a virgin shall conceive ; O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ; He was despised and rejected / G.F. Handel

Samson. Return, O God of Hosts / G.F. Handel

Saul. O Lord, whose mercies numberless /

G.F. Handel

Solomon. What tho I trace each herb and flower / G.F. Handel

Susanna. A love like mine, so faithful ; When first I saw my lovely maid / G.F. Handel

Theodora. Lord, to Thee, each night and day / G.F. Handel

Christus. He was oppress'd and afflicted solo / F. Kiel

Star of Bethlehem. For my soul is athirst for God ; Turn again to thy rest / F. Kiel

Rose of Sharon. Gladness is taken away / A.C. Mackenzie

Miracle of Nain. He is dead, the child I cherish ; One would say, he reposes / H. Marechal.

Elijah. O rest in the Lord / F. Mendelssohn

St. Paul. And he journeyed with companions ; But the lord is mindful of his own / F. Mendelssohn

Judith. The Lord is long-suffering and merciful / C.H.H. Parry

World's end. Thrust in thy sickle, and reap ; Great and wonderful are all thy works ; Behold, the House of God is with men / J. Raff

Jephtha. The Lord will not be ever wroth / C. Reinthaler

Christmas oratorio. Patiently have I waited for the Lord / C. Saint-Saens

Heavens declare. Thou, o Lord, art my protector / C. Saint-Saens

Light of the world. The Lord is risen / Sir A. Sullivan

Prodigal son. Love not the world / Sir A. Sullivan

Constantin. From swarming highways I now have escaped ; Lord, for whom my soul is burning / G. Vierling

Gethsemane. As thou wilt, Father / C. Lee Williams.