The Dream of Gerontius Op 38
Part One:
Prelude
Gerontius: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death
Chorus: Kyrie eleison
Gerontius: Rouse thee, my fainting soul
Chorus: Be merciful, be gracious
Gerontius: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus
Gerontius: I can no more;for now it comes again
Chorus: Rescue him, O Lord!
Gerontius: Novissima hora est
The Priest: Profociscere, anima Christiana
Chorus: Go, in the name of Angles
Part Two:
Introduction: The Soul: I went to sleep
The Angel: My work is done
The Angel and The Soul: All hail, My child!
Chorus: Low-born clods of brute earth
The Angel: It is the restless panting of their being
Chorus: The mind bold and independent
The Soul and The Angel: I see not those false spirits
Chorus: Praise to the Holiest
The Soul: The sound is like the rushing of the wind
Chorus: Glory to Him
The Angel and The Soul: They sing of they approaching agony
The Soul: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony
The Angel: And now the threshold
Chorus: Praise to the Holiest
The Angel and The Soul: Thy judgement now is near
The Angel: Jesu! By that shuddering dread
Chorus: Be merciful, be gracious
The Angel: Praise to His Name!
The Soul: Take me away
Chorus: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge
The Angel: Softly and gently
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