Elijah, Op. 70 (Felix Mendelssohn)

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Part 1

– As God the Lord of Israel ( )

– Overture ( )

1. Help, Lord: ( )

2. Lord, Bow Thine Ear: ( )

3. Ye people, rend your hearts: ( )

4. If with all your hearts ( )

5. Yet doth the Lord (2 editions available)

6. Elijah! Get thee hence ( )

7 (= 7a). For he shall give his angels charge (2 editions available)
7a. For He shall give His angels ( )

7b. Now Cherith's Brook ( )

8. What have I to do with thee ( )

9. Blessed are the men who fear him (2 editions available)

10. As God the Lord of Sabaoth ( )

11. Baal, we cry to thee ( )

12. Call him louder! ( )

13. Call him louder! ( )
- Baal, hear and answer (part of 13) ( Capella )

14. Draw near, all ye people (complete) ( )
- Lord God of Abraham (part of 14) Sibelius 2

15 Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord (5 editions available)

16 O thou, who makest thine angel spirits ( )

- The fire descends from heav'n (part of 16) ( Capella )

17 Is not His word like a fire? ( )

18 Woe unto them who forsake him ( )

19a. O man of God, help thy people! ( )

19b. Thou hast overthrown thine enemies! ( )

20. Thanks Be to God (3 editions available)

Part 2

21. Hear ye Israel ( )

22. Be not afraid (2 editions available)
22. Be not afraid ( )
23. The Lord, hath exalted thee ( )
- The Lord hath exalted thee

24. Woe to him! (2 editions available)
24. Woe to him! ( )

25. Man of God ( )

26. It is enough ( )

27. See, now he sleepeth ( )

28. Terzetto (SSA) (4 editions available)

Lift thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains

Hebe deine Augen auf zu den Bergen

29. He watching over Israel (3 editions available)

30. Arise Elijah ( )

31. O Rest in the Lord ( )

32. He that shall endure (3 editions available)

33. Night falleth round me ( )

34. Behold, God the Lord (3 editions available) ( )

35. Holy is God the Lord Finale 1998 ( )

36. Go return upon thy way ( )

37. For the mountains shall depart ( )

38. Then did Elijah (2 editions available)
38. Then did Elijah ( )

39. Then shall the righteous shine forth ( )

40. Behold, God hath sent Elijah ( )

41. But the Lord from the north (2 editions available)
41. But the Lord from the north ( )

42. O come, everyone that thirsteth ( )

43. And then shall your light break forth (2 editions available)

General Information

Title: Elijah [Elias], Op. 70
Subtitle: Ein Oratorium nach Worten des Alten Testaments
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Number of voices: 4–8vv Voicings: SATB and SSAATTBB
Soloists: Soprano I.II, Alto I.II, Tenore I.II, Basso I.II
Genre: Sacred, Oratorio

Languages: English, German
Instruments: Orchestra

(2 Flauti, 2 Oboi, 2 Clarinetti, 2 Fagotti, 4 Corni, 2 Trombe, 3 Tromboni, Oficleide, Timpani, 2 Violini, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabbasso ed Organo)

Published:

G. Schirmer edition (c. 1900)
Carus 1995 (critical edition by R. Larry Todd)

Description:

External websites:

Wikipedia article

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Elijah.