Handel: Chandos Anthems

Handel: Chandos Anthems

by Harry ChristophersHarry Christophers

Product Details

Release Date: 07/26/1994
Label: Chandos
UPC: 0095115055427
catalogNumber: 554
Rank: 82286

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Chandos Anthem No.1 in D major, "O Be Joyful in the Lord" (Jubilate) (Cannons), HWV 246

    1. Sonata  (02:11)
    2. O be joyful in the Lord  (01:59)
    3. Serve the Lord with gladness  (02:12)
    4. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God  (02:37)
    5. O go your way into his gates  (03:12)
    6. For the Lord is gracious  (02:43)
    7. Glory be to the Father  (01:34)
    8. As it was in the beginning  (03:12)

  2. Chandos Anthem No.2 in D Minor, "In the Lord Put I My Trust", HWV 247

    1. Sonata  (03:54)
    2. In the Lord put I my trust!  (04:06)
    3. God is a constant sure defence  (02:34)
    4. Behold! The wicked bend their bow  (02:44)
    5. But God, who hears the suff'ring pow'r  (02:22)
    6. Snares, fire and brimstone on their heads  (01:35)
    7. The righteous Lord will righteous deeds  (02:05)
    8. Then shall my song, with praise inspir'd  (02:20)

  3. Chandos Anthem No.3 in C Minor, "Have Mercy Upon Me, O God", HWV 248

    1. Sonata  (03:35)
    2. Have mercy upon me, O God  (03:58)
    3. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness  (02:56)
    4. For I acknowledge my faults  (00:43)
    5. Against thee only have I sinned  (01:35)
    6. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness  (02:16)
    7. Make me a clean heart, O God  (02:40)
    8. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked  (01:55)

Disc 2

  1. Chandos Anthem No.4 in F major, "O Sing Unto the Lord", HWV 249b

    1. Sonata  (02:54)
    2. O sing unto the Lord a new song!  (01:54)
    3. Declare his honour unto the heathen  (02:39)
    4. The waves of the sea rage horribly  (01:35)
    5. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness  (03:15)
    6. Let the whole earth stand in awe of him  (00:49)
    7. Let the heav'ns rejoice  (01:36)

  2. Chandos Anthem No.5 in A, "I Will Magnify Thee, O God", HWV 250c

    1. Sonata  (03:38)
    2. I will magnify thee, O God my King  (01:46)
    3. Ev'ry day will I give thanks unto thee  (03:31)
    4. One generation shall praise thy works  (02:06)
    5. The Lord preserveth all them that love him  (02:31)
    6. The Lord is righteous in all his ways  (03:07)
    7. Happy are the people that are in such a case  (03:57)
    8. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord  (02:51)

  3. Chandos Anthem No.6 in E Minor, "As Pants the Hart", HWV 251b

    1. Sonata  (03:26)
    2. As pants the hart for cooling streams  (03:07)
    3. Tears are my daily food  (03:08)
    4. Now, when I think thereupon  (01:32)
    5. In the voice of praise and thanksgiving  (01:40)
    6. Why so full of grief, O my soul?  (04:22)
    7. Put thy trust in God  (02:55)

Disc 3

  1. Chandos Anthem No.7 in G, "My Song Shall Be Alway", HWV 252

    1. Sonata  (03:12)
    2. My song shall be alway  (05:04)
    3. For who is he among the clouds  (00:34)
    4. God is very greatly to be feared  (02:21)
    5. The heav'ns are thine  (02:10)
    6. Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat  (03:13)
    7. Blessed is the people, O Lord  (02:40)
    8. Thou art the glory  (01:21)

  2. Chandos Anthem No.8 in A, "O Come Let Us Sing Unto the Lord", HWV 253

    1. Sonata  (03:58)
    2. O come, let us sing unto the Lord  (03:27)
    3. O come, let us worship and fall down  (03:43)
    4. Glory and worship are before him  (01:48)
    5. Tell it out among the heathen  (05:50)
    6. O magnify the Lord  (03:36)
    7. The Lord preserveth the souls of the saints  (02:59)
    8. For look, as high as the heaven  (02:00)
    9. There is sprung up a light for the righteous  (02:44)

  3. Chandos Anthem No.9 in E flat, "O Praise the Lord With One Consent", HWV 254

    1. O praise the Lord with one consent  (05:12)
    2. Praise him, all ye that in his house  (03:08)
    3. For this our truest int'rest is  (02:26)
    4. That God is great  (02:33)
    5. With cheerful notes let all the earth  (03:24)
    6. God's tender mercy knows no bounds  (02:54)
    7. Ye boundless realms of joy  (02:24)
    8. Your voices raise, ye Cherubim and Seraphim  (02:06)

Disc 4

  1. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255

    1. Sinfonia  (02:43)
    2. The Lord is my light and my salvation  (02:39)
    3. Though an host of men were laid against me  (03:02)
    4. One thing have I desired of the Lord  (04:17)
    5. I will offer in his dwelling an oblation  (03:00)
    6. For who is God but the Lord?  (04:16)
    7. The Lord is my strength and my shield  (02:13)
    8. It is the Lord that ruleth the sea  (01:42)
    9. Sing praises unto the Lord  (04:08)

  2. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256

    1. Sonata  (03:52)
    2. Let God arise  (02:56)
    3. Like as the smoke vanisheth  (02:38)
    4. Let the righteous be glad  (03:11)
    5. O sing unto God  (03:19)
    6. Praised be the Lord!  (05:25)

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