49,1–33 ; 50,15–26 Liturgie catholique latine

• Gn 49,2.8-10 : 1^e lecture du 17 décembre (→LS) ;
• Gn 49,29-33 ; 50,15-26a : 1^e lecture, samedi de la 14^e semaine du temps ordinaire année II (→LS) ;
• Gn 49,1-28.33 : office des lectures, samedi de la 5^e semaine du temps ordinaire année II (→LH 1,1752).

37,2–50,26 Joseph et ses frères - Oratorio

18^e s.

Composition

Haendel composa un oratorio en trois actes sur l'histoire de Joseph et de ses frères.

Cet oratorio est de caractère narratif, ce qui le rapproche beaucoup d'un opéra.

Livret

Partie 1 00:00

1. Ouverture 2. Be Firm, My Soul! Nor Faint Beneath 3. Joseph, Thy Fame Has Reach'd Great Pharaoh's Ear 4. Come, Divine Inspirer, Come 5. Pardon, That I So Long Forgot Thee, Joseph! 6. Ingratitude's the Queen of Crimes 7. Thus, Stranger, I Have Laid My Troubled Thoughts 8. O God of Joseph, Gracious Shed (chorus) 9. Pharaoh, Thy Dreams Are One 10. Divine Interpreter! What Oracle 11. O Lovely Youth, With Wisdom Crown'd 12. Wear, Worthy Man, This Royal Signet Wear 13. Joyful Sounds, Melodious Strain! (chorus) 14. Whence This Unwonted Ardour in My Breast? 15. I Feel a Spreading Flame Within My Veins 16. Fair Asenath 17. Celestial Virgin! Godlike Youth! 18. Now, Potiphera, Instant to the Temple 19. Grand March During the Procession 20. 'Tis Done, - The Sacred Knot Is Tied 21. Immortal Pleasures Crown This Pair (chorus) 22. Glorius and Happy Is Thy Lot, O Zaphnath! 23. Since the Race of Time Begun 24. Swift Our Numbers, Swiftly Roll (chorus)

Partie 2 01:03:19 25. Hail, Thou Youth, By Heaven Belov'd! (chorus) 26. How Vast a Theme Has Egypt for Applause! 27. Our Fruits, Whilst Yet in Blossom, Die 28. He's Egypt's Common Parent, Gives Her Bread 29. Blest Be the Man By Pow'r Unstain'd (chorus) 30. Phanor, We Mention Not His Highest Glory! 31. Together, Lovely Innocents, Grow Up 32. He Then Is Silent, Then Again Exclaims 33. Where Are These Brethren... Why This Base Delay! 34. Remorse, Confusion, Horror, Fear 35. This Hebrew Prisoner 36. Ye Departed Hours, What Happier Moments Have I Seen? 37. The Peasant Tastes the Sweets of Life 38. But Simeon Comes 39. Impostor! Ah! My Foul Offence 40. Whence, Asenath, This Grief That Hangs Upon Thee? 41. The Silver Stream, That All Its Way 42. Tell Me, O Tell Me Thy Heart's Malady 43. To Keep Afar from All Offence 44. Thus One, With Ev'ry Virtue Crown'd (chorus) 45. Once More, O Pious Zaphnath, at Thy Feet 46. This Kiss, My Gracious Lord 47. Thou Deign'st to Call Thy Servant 'Son' 48. Sweet Innocence! Divine Simplicity! 49. O God, Who in Thy Heav'nly Hand (chorus)

Partie 3 02:09:44 50. Sinfonia 51. What Say'st Thou, Phanor? 52. The Wanton Favours of the Great 53. Whence So Disturb'd, My Lord? 54. Ah Jealousy, Thou Pelican 55. O Wrong Me Not! Thy Zaphnath Never Harbour'd 56. The People's Favour, and the Smiles of Pow'r 57. Art Thou Not Zaphnath? Is Not Egypt Sav'd? 58. Prophetic Raptures Swell My Breast 59. They Come, - And Indignation in Their Looks 60. What! Without Me? Ah, How Return in Peace! 61. O Pity! 62. To Prison With Him! 63. O Gracious God 64. Eternal Monarch of the Sky (chorus) 65. But Peace, Zaphnath Returns 66. Thou Hadst, My Lord, a Father Once 67. Give, Give Him Up the Lad 68. I Can No Longer 69. Whilst the Nile and Memphis 70. What's Sweeter Than the New-blown Rose 71. With Songs of Ardent Gratitude and Praise 72. We Will Rejoice in Thy Salvation (chorus)