The Golden Legend (cantata) - Musical Numbers

Musical Numbers

Prologue

  • Nocte surgentes (Hasten, hasten) – Lucifer and chorus

Scene 1

  • I cannot sleep – Henry
  • All hail, Prince Henry – Lucifer and Henry
  • Behold it here – Lucifer, Henry and Chorus
  • Drink, drink, and thy soul shall sink – Lucifer, Henry and Chorus

Scene 2

  • Slowly, slowly up the wall – Ursula
  • Evening Hymn – Chorus and Henry
  • Who was it said 'Amen'? – Ursula and Elsie
  • I heard Him call – Elsie and Ursula
  • My Redeemer and my Lord – Elsie
  • My life is little – Elsie, Henry and Chorus

Scene 3

  • Onward and onward – Elsie, Henry and Chorus
  • Here am I too – Lucifer, Elsie and Chorus
  • It is the sea – Henry
  • The night is calm and cloudless – Elsie and Chorus

Scene 4

  • My guests approach – Lucifer
  • Prince Henry enters – Henry, Lucifer and Elsie
  • O pure in heart – Chorus
  • Weep not, my friends – Elsie and Henry
  • Come with me, this Way – Lucifer, Henry, Elsie and Chorus

Scene 5

  • Who is it coming? – Ursula and Forester
  • Virgin, who lovest the poor – Ursula

Scene 6

  • We are alone – Henry and Elsie
  • Dear Elsie – Henry and Elsie
  • In life's delight – Henry and Elsie

Choral Epilogue

  • God sent His messenger, the rain

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