O come, let us sing unto the Lord 'Chandos Anthem No 8', HWV253 (Handel)
from Handel: Chandos Anthems Nos 5a, 6a & 8 (CDA67926)
1 Sonata: Largo – Allegro [4'05]
2 O come, let us sing unto the Lord [3'26]
3 O come, let us worship [3'46]
4 Glory and worship are before him [1'50]
5 Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King [5'47]
6 O magnify the Lord [3'46]
7 The Lord preserveth the souls of the saints [3'23]
8 For look as high as the heaven is [2'20]
9 There is sprung up a light for the righteous [2'30]
30 minutes 53 seconds 9 tracks
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