1Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante larghetto2Act I Scene 1: How excellent Thy name, O Lord (Chorus)3Act I Scene 1: Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command (Soprano)4Act I Scene 1: Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus)5Act I Scene 1: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (Chorus)6Act I Scene 1: How excellent thy name, O Lord (Chorus)7Act I Scene 2: Recitative: He comes! (Michal)8Act I Scene 2: Air: O God-like Youth! (Michal)9Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Behold, O King… Young Man… The Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David)10Act I Scene 2: Air: O King, your Favours with Delight (David)11Act I Scene 2: Recitative: O early Piety! (Jonathan)12Act I Scene 2: Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have (Merab)13Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Yet think with whom this Honour you bestow (Merab)14Act I Scene 2: Air: Birth and Fortune I despise! (Jonathan)15Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Go on, illustrious Pair! (High Priest)16Act I Scene 2: Air: While yet thy Tide of Blood runs high (High Priest)17Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Thou, Merab, first in Birth (Saul)18Act I Scene 2: Air: My Soul rejects the Thought with scorn (Merab)19Act I Scene 2: Air: See with what a scornful Air (Michal)20Act I Scene 2: Air: Ah, lovely Youth! (Michal)21Act I Scene 3: Symphony: Andante allegro22Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Already see the Daughters of the Land (Michal)23Act I Scene 3: Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus)24Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: What do I hear? (Saul)25Act I Scene 3: David his Ten Thousands slew (Chorus)26Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: To him Ten Thousands! (Saul)27Act I Scene 3: Air: With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear! (Saul)28Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Imprudent Women!… 'Tis but his old Disease (Jonathan, Michal)29Act I Scene 4: Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal)30Act I Scene 4: Recitative: This but the smallest part of Harmony (High Priest)31Act I Scene 4: Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame (High Priest)32Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains (Abner)33Act I Scene 5: Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless (David)34Act I Scene 5: Symphony (Arpa): Largo35Act I Scene 5: Air: Fly, malicious Spirit, fly (David)36Act I Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain (Jonathan)37Act I Scene 5: Air: A Serpent, in my Bosom warm'd (Saul)38Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Has he escap'd my Rage? (Saul)39Act I Scene 5: Air: Capricious Man, in Humour lost (Merab)1Act I Scene 6: Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)2Act I Scene 6: Air: No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan)3Act I Scene 6: Air: O Lord, whose Providence (High Priest)4Act I Scene 6: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus)5Act II Scene 1: Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)6Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Ah, dearest Friend (Jonathan)7Act II Scene 2: Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (Jonathan)8Act II Scene 2: Recitative: O strange Vicissitude!… My Sister Merab… (David, Jonathan)9Act II Scene 2: Air: Such haughty Beauties (David)10Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My Father comes (Jonathan)11Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my orders… Alas, my Father! (Saul, Jonathan)Listen to full