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, »
℗© Les Arts Florissants Editions