1 2 Accompagnato ed Arioso « Vain Fluctuating State of Human Empire! »
3 Aria « Thou, God Most High, and Thou Alone »
4 Recitative « The Fate of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh. » « O Much Belov'd »
5 Air « Lament Not Thus, O Queen, in Vain! »
6 Chorus of Babylonians « Behold By Persia'S Hero Made »
7 Recitative « Well May They Laugh, from Meagre Famine Safe » - Accompagnato « Oh Memory »
8 Aria « Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief »
9 Aria « Dry Those Unavailing Tears »
10 Recitative « Be Comforted: Safe Tho' the Tyrant Seem » - Accompagnato « Methought, As On the Bank of Deep Euphrates »
11 Aria « Behold the Monstrous Human Beast »
12 Recitative « Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown'd in Wine » - Aria « Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known »
13 Chorus « All Empires Upon God Depend »
14 Arioso « O Sacred Oracles of Truth! » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay »
15 Accompagnato « Rejoice, My Countrymen: the Time Draws Near » - Recitative « For Long Ago » - Accompagnato « Thus Saith the Lord to Cyrus His Anointed »
16 Chorus « Sing, O Ye Heav'Ns, for the Lord Hath Done It »
17 Aria « Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign » - Recitative « For You, My Friends, the Nobles of My Court »
18 Aria « The Leafy Honours of the Field »
19 Recitative « It Is the Custom; I May Say, the Law »
20 Chorus of Jews « Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command »
21 Recitative « They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be to Learn »
22 Duet « O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear »
23 Chorus of Jews « By Slow Degrees the Wrath of God to Its Meridian Height Ascends »
24 Chorus « See, from His Post Euphrates Flies! » - Semichorus « Why Faithless River Dost Thou Leave » - Semichorus « Euphrates Hath His Task Fulfil'd » - Chorus « Of Things On Earth, Proud Man Must Own »
25 Recitative « You See, My Friends, a Path Into the City » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay »
26 Chorus « Ye Tutelar Gods of Our Empire, Look Down »
27 Aria « Let the Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess »
28 Accompagnato and Chorus « Where Is the God of Judah'S Boasted Pow'R? » - Recitative « Call All Our Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans »
29 30 Recitative « Ye Sages, Welcome Always to Your King » - Trio « Alas! Too Hard a Task the King Imposes » - Chorus « O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief! »
31 Recitative « O King, Live for Ever! » - Aria « No: to Thyself Thy Trifles Be »
32 Accompagnato « Yet to Obey His Dread Command » « Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself » - Recitative « O Sentence Too Severe! and Yet Too Sure! »
33 Aria « Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears »
34 Aria « O God of Truth! O Faithful Guide! » - Recitative « You, Gobrias, Lead Directly to the Palace »
35 Chorus « O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They »
36 Aria « Alternate Hopes and Fears Distract My Mind » - Recitative « Fain Would I Hope. Is There Not Room to Hope? »
37 Aria « Can the Black Æthiop Change His Skin? » Recitative « My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes: By This »
38 Chorus of Jews « Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth! »
39 Aria « I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow'R » - a Martial Symphony
40 Aria « To Pow'R Immortal My First Thanks Are Due » - Recitative « Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, to Find Out »
41 Aria « Destructive War Thy Limits Know »
42 Duett « Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow » - Recitative « Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought »
43 Soli and Chorus « Tell It Out Among the Heathen, That the Lord Is King. »
44 Accompagnato « Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God of Israel »
45 Anthem « I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King, »
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