Guildford
Philharmonic
Orchestra
This concert is promoted by
Guildford
Corporation with financial assistance from
the Arts Council of Great Britain.
CIVIC HALL, GUILDFORD
Saturday 19 February 1972 at 7.45 p.m.
Guildford
Philharmonic
Orchestra
Led by John Ludlow
Jane Manning
Margaret Cable
John Wakefield
Bryan Drake
Robert Bickerstaff
Christopher Keyte
Vernon Handley
Conductor
Jane Manning
Jane Manning was born in Norwich and
studied at the Royal Academy of Music
with Eric Green, and in Switzerland with
Frederick Husler. Since returning to London
she has worked with Frederic Jackson. Her
repertoire is unusually wide-ranging,
combining the standard oratorio and recital
work with her special interest,
contemporary music. She is a frequent
broadcaster and has appeared on television.
Margaret Cable
Margaret Cable was born and educated in
Cambridge. She began her musical studies
learning the piano and later the violin.
The piano remained her principal interest
until, at the age of eighteen, she won a
Scholarship and Exhibition for singing to
the Royal College of Music where she
studied with Cuthbert Smith. She has since
been appointed a Professor of Singing at
the College. She has done a wide range of
concert and recital] work both in London
and throughout the provinces, in addition
to frequent broadcasts, recordings and
television appearances.
John Wakefield
John Wakefield won the Kathleen Ferrier
Scholarship in 1958. He studied at the Royal
Academy of Music, and he is now a
Fellow of that Institution. He has travelled
widely in Europz and in the United States
of America, not only to sing opera, but also
to perform a large repzrtoire of oratorios.
His recordings, television and radio
appearances have been numerous both in
recitals in Australia, and won almost every
major singing award and scholarship which
enabled him to study further in Paris.
In 1964 he was invited to bzcome the
principal dramatic baritone at Sadlers Wells,
where he remained for six years. He is
now a free-lance singer singing opera and
establishing himself as a distinctive
oratorio and concert singer.
Christopher Keyte
Christopher Keyte was born in Kent in
1935, the son of a professional singer, and
educated at Alleyn’s School, Dulwich and
King’s College, Cambridge, where he was a
Choral Scholar. He studied singing
privately and has steadily been gaining
a reputation as a scholarly and musicianly
interpreter of pre-classical and renaissance
music as well as the classical repertory.
Hez has made many gramophone recordings
and has broadcast an immensely wide
repertoire. He has sung with many small
groups and ensembles, and has recently
returned from a tour of Australia with the
Purcell Consort of Voices.
Philharmonic Choir
The Philharmonic Choir is the larger of the
two choirs under the conductorship of the
Musical Director, who acknowledges with
thanks the help he has received in training
the choir from Mr. Kenneth Lank, and
accompanists Miss Mary Rivers, Miss
Patricia Finch and Miss Prudence Edden.
and from Mrs. D. W. Wren who has given
time to a seating plan to accommodate the
Choir.
this country and abroad.
Bryan Drake
Bryan Drake was born in New Zealand.
He studied singing with his father,
PROGRAMME
graduated in English and History at
University and came to England for further
The Apostles
Elgar 1857-1934
study under Dawson Freer. An important
part of his career has been spent with
the English Opzra Group, and he has also
appeared in numerous classical roles with
the Royal Opera, Sadlers Wells and Welsh
National Opera companies. He has a wide
oratorio and conczrt repertoire.
Robert Bickerstaff
Robert Bickerstaff was born in Sydney,
Australia, of a musical and theatrical family.
He studied at the New South Wales and
Melbourne University Consortiums.
He gave numerous television and radio
Six soloists, a gigantic orchestra, great
length and demanding chorus parts have all
contributed to a neglect of what is in
several ways the biggest and most original of
Elgar’s oratorios. The Dream of Gerontius
has the most superficial attractions, The
Kingdom demands the most involvement on
the part of the audience, The Apostles
dzals more with the spirit of Christ’s
teaching and such abstracts as fellowship,
comfort, the message of the Bzatitudes
and the mystery of the ascension. Perhaps,
however, modern audiences are ready at last
to reconsider this work and enter into it
PROLOGUE
more fully. The recent kindling of interest
in The Kingdom is a pointer that this
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
may be so, yet it is as well to remember
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because He hath anointed me to preach the
Gospel to the poor:
He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted,
to preach deliverance to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,—
to preach the acceptable year of the Lord,
To give unto them that mourn a garland for
ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness;
That they might be called trees of righteous-
that The Apostles is a more subtle work.
The orchestral preludes to the two parts are
based on themes which symbolise the
“Spirit of the Lord,” “Christ, the Man of
Sorrows” and “the Church,” the prelude to
the second part being much shorter, and of
a most intense solemnity. However, listeners
who know one or both of the other two
great oratorios will quickly realise that Elgar
has used themes here, common to all of
them, yet never suggests a mere reworking of
material. The plan of the work, from the
“Calling of the Apostles’ through “The
“Beatitudes,” “The Walking on the
Waters” to “The Betrayal” and “Ascension”
is clear. Elgar allows himself the luxury of
setting the scene for the “Calling of the
ApostlesTM and a choral hymn-like summing
up of the first part in the chorus, “Turn
ness,
the planting of the Lord, that He might be
glorified.
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud,
and as the garden causeth the things
are sown in it to spring forth;
that
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and
praise to spring forth before all the nations.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because He hath anointed me to preach the
Gospel.
you to the Stronghold.” The shattering of
PART
the certainty of the first part by “The
Betrayal” is wonderfully brought about by
the composer, for he shortens not only the
prelude to the second part, but the course of
events leading to the crucifixion. And yet,
we seem to have lived through the years
of these events in such a way that when
I.—_THE
CALLING
REciT.
that we heard it first ages ago. Elgar moves
APOSTLES
(TENOR)
And it came to pass in those days that Jesus
went out into a mountain to pray, and
continued all night in prayer to God.
(ORCHESTRA)
the watchers on the temple roof sing again
their phrase heralding the dawn, it seems
1L
OF THE
The Angel Gabriel
The voice of Thy watchman!
of the choral parts, thus making a more
The Lord returneth to Zion,—
break forth into joy,
sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem:
for the Lord hath comforted His people.
intellectual demand on his chorus than in
(ORCHESTRA)
his events along not only by the use of his
array of soloists, but by a fragmentation
Gerontius and The Kingdom. The final
elaborate ensemble is as quistly exalted as
anything in his music.
The Blessed Virgin
The Angel—Jane Manning
Mary Magdalene—Margaret Cable
St. John—John Wakefield
The Angel
“Behold My servant, Whom I have chosen;
My beloved, in Whom My soul is well
pleased:
He shall not strive, nor cry aloud:
neither shall anyone hear His voice in the
streets:
a bruised reed shall He not break,
the dimly burning wick shall He not quench,
and in His name shall the Gentiles hope.”
The voice of Thy watchman!
St. Peter—Robert Bickerstaff
THE
Judas—Christopher Keyte
DAWN
SHOFAR (distant)
Jesus—Bryan Drake
The
It
Watchers (on
the Temple roof)
shines!
(Clang of
the Gates—SHOFAR)
The face of all the East is now ablaze with
light,
the Dawn reacheth even unto Hebron!
The Singers (within the Temple)
Judas
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,
and to sing praises unto Thy Name, O
Most High:
To
shew forth Thy lovingkindness
morning.
and Thy faithfulness every night,
in
the
God exalteth by His power.
CHORUS
He will direct their work;
they are the servants of the Lord.
The Angel and CHORUS
Upon the psaltery;
upon the harp with a solemn sound.
For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through
Thy work:
I will triumph in the works of Thy hands.
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice;
with the voice together shall they sing:
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
For, lo, Thine enemies, O Lord, shall perish:
all the workers of iniguity shall be scattered.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree:
he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Jesus
(SHOFAR AND ORCHESTRA)
Behold, I send you forth.
REcIT. (TENOR)
And
John, Peter and Judas
Come ye, and let us walk in the light of the
Lord.
when it was day, He called unto Him
His disciples:
and of them He chose
twelve, whom also He named Apostles,
that they should be with Him, and that
He might send them forth to preach.
He that receiveth you, receiveth Me;
and he that receiveth Me,
receiveth Him that sent Me.
John, Peter and Judas
We are the servants of the Lord.
CHORUS
The Angel
The Lord hath chosen them
to stand before Him, to serve Him.
He
hath chosen
mighty;
the
weak
to
confound
Look down from heaven, O God,
and behold, and visit this vine.
the
He will direct their work in truth.
Behold! God exalteth by His power,
who teacheth like Him?
The meek will He guide in judgment,
and the meek will He teach His way.
He will direct their work in truth,
for out of Zion shall go forth the law.
John, Peter and Judas
We are the servants of the Lord.
Peter
Thou wilt shew us the path of life;
in Thy light shall we see lizht.
Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants.
John
O blessed are they which love Thee,
for they shall rejoice in Thy peace:
and shall be filled with the law.
CHORUS
Amen.
I.—BY
THE
WAYSIDE
Jesus
BLESSED are the poor in spirit:
the kingdom of heaven.
Mary
(The
Blessed
Virgin),
John, Peter and Judas
For out of Zion shall go forth the law.
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
CHORUS
The Lord hath chosen them,
they shall be named the Priests of the Lord,
men shall call them the Ministers of our God.
John
O blessed are they which love Thee.
Peter
In Thy light shall we see light.
John,
and
Peter
(He setteth the poor on high from affliction:
Judas
He poureth contemot upon princes.)
Jesus
BLESSED are they that mourn:
for they shall
be comforted.
John
(The Lord shall give them
rest
from
their
SOITrow,
Peter
Judas
We shall eat of the riches of the Gentiles,
and in their glory shall we boast ourselves.
for theirs is
and will turn their mourning into joy,
Mary
and
John
and will comfort them: —
Women
Weeping may endure for a night,
Men
but joy cometh in the morning.)
Jesus
BLESSED are the meek:
the earth.
for they shall inherit
The People
(The meek also shall increase their joy—
Mary,
John
and Peter
in the Lord;
The People
and the poor among men shall rejoice—
Mary,
John
and Peter
in the Holy One of Israel.)
Jesus
BLESSED are they which are persecuted for
righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad;
for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which
were before you.
Jesus
BLESSED are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness:
for they shall be
filled.
Mary, John, Peter and Judas
(Mercy and truth are met together:
righteousness and peace have kissed each
SoL1 AND CHORUS
Blessed are they which have been sorrowful
for all Thy scourges,
for they shall rejoice for Thee,
when they have seen all Thy glory,
and shall be glad for ever.
other.
The People
Sow to yourselves in righteousness,—)
Jesus
BLESSED are the merciful:
for they shall obtain
mercy.
The People
(Reap in mercy.
Mary, John, and Peter
III.—BY THE SEA OF GALILEE
REciT. (TENOR)
And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples
to get into a ship, and to go before Him
unto the other side:
and He went up into a mountain to pray:
and when the evening was come, He was
there alone.
And His disciples went over the sea toward
Capernaum.
He that hath mercy on the poor, happy is
he.
IN THE TOWER OF MAGDALA
Judas
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:
the rich hath many friends.
The People
Draw out thy soul to the hungry,
John
and satisfy the afflicted soul;
Peter
then shall thy light rise in obscurity.)
Mary Magdalene
O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in
anguish, the troubled spirit, crieth unto
Thee.
Hear and have mercy; for Thou art merciful:
have pity upon me, because I have sinned
before Thee.
Hear the voice of the forlorn, and deliver me
out of my fear.
Help me, desolate woman,
helper but Thee:
which
have
no
for they shall
is me! for I am as when they have
gathered the summer fruits—
as the grape-gleanings of the vintage.
Have pity upon me, because I have sinned
before Thee.
My tears run down like a river day and night.
(Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil.
Whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from
them, I withheld not my heart from any
Jesus
BLESSED are the pure in heart:
see God.
Mary
John
Woe
JOy.
Blessed are the undefiled.
CHorus
Peter
Let
Who can say, I have made my heart clean?
Judas
The stars are not pure in his sight,
(Fantasy)
with
costly
wine
and
and let no flower of the spring pass by us.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before
they be withered.
Mary Magdalene
The People
how much less man.)
Jesus
BLESSED are the peacemakers:
us fill ourselves
ointments,
for they shall
be called the children of God.
The People
(The work of righteousness shall be peace.)
“Ye that kindle a fire, walk in the flame of
your fire, and among the brands that ye
have kindled.
This shall ye have of Mine hand; ye shall lie
down in sorrow.”
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth;
the noise of them that rejoice endeth,—
our dance is turned into mourning.
“This shall ye have of Mine
lie down in sorrow.”
hand;
ye
shall
My soul followeth hard after Thee:
Thy right hand upholdeth me.
(There arose a great tempest in the sea.)
Mary
IN CESAREA PHILIPPI
Magdalene
REciT. (TENOR)
Is Thy wrath against the sea?
The voice of Thy thunder is in the heavens!
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy
When Jesus came into the parts of Casarea
Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying:
Jesus
cataracts.
I see a ship in the midst of the sea, distressed
with waves:
and One cometh unto it,
walking on the sea! . .. and they that are
in the ship, toiling in rowing, are troubled
and cry out for fear.
The Apostles
Some say John the Baptist; some Elias; and
others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Jesus
The Apostles (in the ship)
But whom say ye that I am?
It is a spirit!
Peter
Jesus
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Be of good cheer; It is I, be not afraid.
Jesus
Peter
Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee
upon the waters.
Jesus
Come!
Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?
The Apostles
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona:
for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto thee,
but My Father Which is in heaven.
Thou art Peter,—
and upon this rock I will build My church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it.
He walketh on the waters,
SoLt
Judas
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon him,
and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed
him.
tongue,
Jesus
And
Magdalene
He stretcheth forth His hand.
Jesus
O
thou of
doubt?
little
faith;
Mary
wherefore
didst
T will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
thou
IN CAPERNAUM
Magdalene
The wind ceaseth, and they worship Him.
Mary
The Apostles
my soul followeth hard after Thee;
help me, desolate woman.
Peter, John and Judas
The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and
in the storm.
Magdalene
Who stilleth the raging of the sea,—
Who maketh the storm a calm?
Thy providence, O Father, governeth it:
for Thou hast made a way in the sea,
and a safe path in the waves:
shewing that Thou canst save from
danger.
Magdalene
Thy face, Lord, will T seek;
Of a truth Thou art the Son of God.
Mary
CHORUS
the everlasting Gospel.
Peter
Lord, save me; I perish!
Mary
AND
Proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth,
and unto every nation, and kindred, and
Mary
Hearken, O daughter:
—
When thou art in tribulation,
if thou turn to the Lord thy God,
and shall be obedient unto His voice,
He will not forsake thee.
Hearken, O daughter;—
Come thou, for there is peace to thee.
REciT. (TENOR)
all
Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
Thou hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.
She stood at His feet weeping, and began to
wash His feet with tears, and did wipe
them with the hairs of her head, and
kissed His feet, and anointed them with
the ointment.
CHorUS
CHORUS
(Women)
This man, if he were a prophet. would have
known who and what manner of woman
this is
sinner.
that
toucheth him:
for she
is
“I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of
the flock shall be scattered abroad.”
a
Peter
Be it far from Thee, Lord, this shall never be
Mary
unto
Magdalene
Thee.
Though all men shall be offended because of
Hide not Thy face from me:
put not Thy servant away in anger.
Thee, yet will I never be offended.
The Apostles
Jesus
Though we should die with Thee, yet will we
Thy sins are forgiven;
thy faith hath saved thee;—
not deny Thee.
Go in pecace.
CHorAL RECIT. (TENORS AND BASSES)
Then gathered the chief Priests and Pharisees
AND
to the
stronghold,
a council, and said:
—
CHORUS
“What do we?
of
For this Man doeth many miracles.”
So from that day forth they took counsel that
the Lord our God belong mercies and
forgivenesses, though we have rebelled
against Him;
Then entered Satan into Judas, and he went
his way, and communed with the chief
Turn you
hope.
To
SOLI
Turn you
hope.
to
ye
the stronghold,
ye
prisoners
prisoners
they might put Him to death.
Priests and Captains.
of
Judas
The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom,
making
peace
and
perfect
health
to
flourish;
both which are the gifts of God:
aanI_ it enlargeth their rejoicing that love
What are ye willing to give me, and I will
deliver Him unto you?
CHoRruUS (TENORS AND BASSES)
And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of
silver.
im.
Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of
hope.
Thou art a God of the afflicted,
Thou art an helper of the oppressed,
Thou art an upholder of the weak,
Thou art a protector of the forlorn,
A Saviour of them that are witthout hope.
Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of
hope.
Blessed is he who is not fallen from his hope
in the Lord.
For He will forgive their iniquity, and He will
remember their sin no more.
END
OF
ParT
Judas then, having received a band of men and
officers, cometh with lanterns and torches
and weapons.
Judas
Let Him make speed, and hasten His work,
that we may see it; He shall bear the
glory, and shall sit and rule upon His
throne, the great King,—the Lord of the
whole earth.)
Whomscever 1 shall
hold Him fast.
that
same
is
He
IN GETHSEMANE
1L
Judas
Hail,
Master!
Whom
seek ye?
Jesus
INTERVAL
During the Interval, refreshments 5p will be
served in the Surrey Room by members of
the Concertgoers Society
The People
Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus
PART 1II
I am He:
if therefore ye seek Me,
let these go their way.
IV..THE BETRAYAL
INTRODUCTION—(ORCHESTRA)
REcIT.
REciT. (TENOR)
And it came to pass that He went throughout
every
city
and
village
preaching
and
shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom
of God: and the Twelve were with Him;
And He began to teach them, that the Son of
man must suffer many
rejected, and be killed.
Kkiss,
things,
and
be
(CONTRALTO)
And they all forsook Him and fled:;
but Peter followed Him afar off, to see the
end.
CHorAL REciT. (TENORS AND BASSES)
And
they that had laid hands on
Him away to the High Priest.
Jesus,
led
IN THE PALACE OF THE HIGH
The Priests
SELAH!
PRIEST
REcIT. (CONTRALTO)
Servants
And he cast down the pieces of silver and
Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth;
this man was also with Him.
departed.
The Singers
Peter
Lord, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Yet they say, The Lord shall not see;
He that planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
I know not what thou sayest.
Servants
Art not thou also one of His disciples?
Judas (without the Temple)
Peter
T am not.
As thy soul liveth,
Servants
Did not we see thee in the garden with Him?
Surely thou also art one of them.
Peter
I swear by the Lord, T know not this Man of
Whom ye speak.
REcIT. (CONTRALTO)
Then led they Jesus unto the hall of judgment.
CHORUS (SOPRANOS AND CONTRALTOS)
And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter,
and he went out, and wept bitterly.
Whither shall T go from Thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?
If 1 say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover
me,
then shall my night be turned to day;—
vea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee,
but the night is as clear as the day.
Sheol is naked before Thee,
and Abaddon hath no covering.
The Singers (within the Temple)
Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest,
that Thou mayest give him rest from the
days of adversity,—
Judas
“Rest from the days of adversity,”—
Never man spake like this Man;
REcIT. (CONTRALTO)
Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when
he saw that He was condemned, repented
himself, and brought again the thirty
pieces of silver to the chief Priests and
Elders.
He satisfied the longing soul,
and filled the hungry soul with goodness.
The Singers
—until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Judas
Our life is short and tedious, and in the death
of a man there is no remedy; neither was
there any man known to have returned
THE TEMPLE
The Singers (within the Temple)
O Lord God, to Whom vengeance belongeth,
lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth.
O Lord God, to Whom vengeance belongeth,
render a reward to the proud.
Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked triumph?
vanish as the soft air.
and our name shall be forgotten in time, and
The Singers
things?
shall
they
utter
and
speak
hard
and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
The Singers
Mine iniquity is greater than can be forgiven.
“The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man,”—
My hope is like dust that is blown away with
the
Judas
that I have betrayed
that they are vanity.
Judas
The Priests
A voice of trembling,—of fear,
Why art thou so grieved in thy mind?
in
of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a
mist, that is driven away with the beams
of the sun, and overcome with the heat
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man,
Judas
innocent blood.
no man have our work in remembrance;
and our life shall pass away as the trace
thereof.
They break in pieces Thy people, O Lord,
and afflict Thine heritage.
I have sinned
for the breath in our nostrils is as smoke,
and a little spark in the moving of our
heart,
Judas
long
grave.
which being extinguished, our body shall be
turned into ashes, and our spirit shall
My punishment is greater than I can bear.
How
the
from
For we are born at all adventure, and we shall
be hereafter as though we had never been;
the
wind;
it is not possible to escape Thine hand,—
a sudden fear, and not looked for, comes
upon me.
The People (remote)
VII.-THE ASCENSION
Crucify Him!
The Apostles
Judas
They gather themselves together and condemn
the innocent blood.
The People
Crucify Him!
Judas
Mine end is come,—the measure of my covetousness;
over me is spread an heavy night, an image
of that darkness which shall afterward
receive me: yet am I unto myself more
grievous than the darkness.
We trusted that it had been He which should
have redeemed Israel.
Jesus
Peace be unto you.
Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon
you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem,
until ye be endued with power from on
high.
The Apostles
Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the
kingdom to Israel?
The Singers (within the Temple)
Jesus
He shall bring upon them their own iniquity.
V.—GOLGOTHA
CHORUS
Mary
hath
pierced
through
mine
own
Thou hast trodden the winepress alone,
and of Thy people there was none with Thee.
They shall look upon Him Whom they have
pierced,
and they shall mourn for Him,
as one mourneth for his only son,
And shall be in bitterness for Him,
as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
hath
pierced
through
And when He had spoken these things—while
He blessed them—He was taken up; and
a cloud received Him out of their sight;
and they looked stedfastly toward heaven.
The Aposiles
Give us one heart, and one way:
in Thy light shall we see light;
Thou wilt shew us the path of life.
mine
Mystic CHORUS (In Heaven)
own
Alleluia!
Mary, Mary Magdalene, John and
Give us one heart, and one way.
VI.—AT THE SEPULCHRE
RECIT. (CONTRALTO)
And very early in the morning they came unto
the sepulchre at the rising of the sun;
and they entered in, and found not the
body of the Lord Jesus.
The
Watchers (on
the Temple roof)
The face of all the East is now ablaze with
light;
the Dawn reacheth even unto Hebron!
CHORUS (Angels) (SOPRANOS AND CONTRALTOS)
Alleluia!
Why seek ye the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen.
Behold the place where they laid Him.
Go, tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth
before you into Galilee: there shall ye see
Him, as He said unto you.
Alleluia!
Holy
and of the Son, and of the Hcly Ghost;
and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the
end of the world.
Mary
sword
soul.
the
REcIT. (CONTRALTO)
Mary and John
The
ye shall receive power, when
Ghost is come upon you.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
Truly this was the Son of God.
sword
soul.
is not for you to know the times or the
seasons, which the Father hath put in
His own power.
But
“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?”’
The
It
Peter
Mary
My soul doth magnify the Lord:
and my spirit hath rejoiced in
Saviour.
God
my
Mary Magdalene
Thou drewest near in
upon Thee:
Thou saidst, Fear not.
the
day
that
I
called
Peter
For
He hath not desnised nor abhorred
affliction of the afflicted;
neither hath He hid His face from him:
the
The Apostles and the Holy Women
but when he cried unto Him, He h=ard.
Mystic
CHORUS
Alleluia!
“Holy Father, keep through Thine own name
those whom Thou hast given Me, that they
may be one, as We are.”
The Apostles and the Holy Women
All the ends of the world shall remember and
turn unto the Lord:
and
all the kindreds of the
nations shall
worship before Thee.
for the kingdom is the Lord’s:
and He is the Governor among the nations.
Mystic
CHORUS
Alleluia!
Saturday 4 March at 7.45 p.m.
Civic Hall, Guildford
Concerto for Strings—Rawsthorne
*Nights in the Gardens of Spain—de Falla
Daphnis and Chloe (complete ballet)—
Ravel
Proteus Choir
“I have done Thy commandment.
I have finished the work which Thou gavest
Joaquin Achucarro—Pianoforte.
Me to do;
I laid down My life for the sheep.”
*Please note change of programme
The Apostles
“In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer:
I have overcome the world.”
Mystic
CHORUS
“What are these wounds in Thine hands?”’
Guildford Concertgoers Society
“Those with which I was wounded in the house
of My friends.”
Members’ Evening
They platted a crown of thorns,
and put it about His head,—
they mocked Him,—
they spat upon Him,—
Methodist Church Hall, Guildford
Saturday 26th February, at 7.30 p.m.
they smote Him with a reed,—
they crucified Him.
Valda Plucknett—Pianoforte
Alleluia!
The Apostles and the Holy
Women
They shall come, and shall declare His righteousness
unto a people that shall be born,
hath done this.
MysTtic
that He
CHORUS
“Now I am no more in the world,
but these are in the world,
and I come to Thee.”
The Apostles and
the Holy
Women
The kingdom is the Lord’s:
and He is the Governor among the nations.
Mystic
CHORUS
From henceforth shall the Son of man be
seated at the right hand of the power of
God.
Mary, Mary Magdalene, John and Peter
In
His
love
them.
and
in
His
pity
He
redeemed
Tutti
Alleluia!
Words printed by permission of Novello
& Company,
Limited
Jack Irons—Tenor