Paulus (St. Paul), Op. 36 (Felix Mendelssohn)

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Editor: James R. Jennings (submitted 2007-09-22).   Score information: None   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Complete Piano/vocal score in NoteWorthy Composer and MIDI file format. #26 only available in PDF format.

Separate movements

Part I:  1: Overture  2: Herr, der du bist der Gott (Lord, Thou alone art God)

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 3: To God on high  4a:And the many that believed  4b:We verily have heard  5: Now this man ceaseth not  6: And all that sat in the council  7: Jerusalem, Jerusalem  8a:Then they ran upon him  8b:Stone him to death  9a:And they stoned him  9b:To Thee, O Lord 10: And the witnesses 11: Happy and blest are they 12a:And Saul made havoc of the church 12b:Consume them all 13a:And he journeyed with companions 13b:But the Lord is mindful of His own 14: The conversion 15: Rise up, arise 16: Wachet auf! Sleepers, wake, a voice is calling 17: and his companions 18: O God, have mercy 19: And there was a disciple 20: I praise thee, O Lord 21: And Ananias went his way 22: O great is the depth

Part II: 23: The nations are now the Lord's 24: And Paul came to the congregation 25: Now we are ambassadors 26: How Lovely Are the Messengers 27: I will sing of Thy great mercies 28a:But when the Jews 28b:Thus saith the Lord 28c:And they laid wait for Paul 29a:Is this he? 29b:O, Thou the true and only light 30: But Paul and Barnabas spake freely 31: For so hath the Lord 32: And there was a man at Lystra 33: The gods themselves 34: And they called Barnabas Jupiter 35: O, be gracious, ye immortals 36a:Now when the apostles 36b:For ye know not 36c:But our God abideth in heaven 37: Then the multitude 38: This is Jehovah's temple 39: And they all persecuted Paul 40: Be thou faithful unto death 41: And Paul sent and called the elders 42: Far be it from thy path 43: See what love 44: And though he be offered 45: Not only unto Him

Individual movements

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Contributor: Evm (submitted 18 May 2006).   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Movements 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 38, 42, 43, and 45 zipped together

General Information

Title: St. Paul, Op. 36 (Paulus)
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
and STB soli
Genre: SacredOratorio

Languages: German, English
Instruments: Orchestra: 2223(Serpente)-223-tympani, strings & organ

Published: 1836

Description: Libretto compiled from Scriptures by Julius Schubring

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Paulus.