The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-31


Who, these thy wonders seeing
Still doubts thy pow'r and love
Pharaoh Sinaide, .4menophis.
Surprise and awe oppress me
To see thy works stupendous
What heart, oh, Pow'r tremendous,
What heart can scephc prove
I as.s" ks s,p'i pasr ;M
Aaron. OF this gh the brightness Hume
Moses. The Eternal adore, and your false Gods abb
jure!
Phar. Enough Ere the day be ended with all thy
Tribes of Hebrews to reach the Desert haste thee Free
ly ye now may all depart.
.4menoph. Father, betnink thee
Sinade TO .4ntenoph) My Son. fear the wrath divine
.4menoph Reasons Of state remember
aaron. Must yield to the will OF Heaven
Sinaide. Longer, Priace, oppose not
Phar. Freed is the Hebrew race!
.4nenoph Yet bethnk thee
Phar. Freed is the Hebrew race!
Aaron TO .4menoph) Yield to the will OF Heaven .
Phdr. QHaperiousy). Freed is the Hebrew race.
SEpTErr AND CHORUS.
M ercept .7menophts.
Let sounds OF Joy around,
Loud to the skies ascend!
Peace, dawnng bright,
Now soothes each heart
.4nenophis (aside).
oh racking torture!
Oh thought Of misery
Dearest, Iovd Anal
For eer part Eri.
(Epeuni Omnes ereept Pharaoh and .4menophis)
SCENE III.
Phar. Thou, my Son, now hast heard thy Fa-
theirs will from my lips now then learn thy Father
should vine thee The young Princess whose hand
for thee sought to gan,the Daughter of the King Of
Assyrahas consented to become thy bride Freely her
hand is given. Now of this wished for union betw
the crowns of Egypt and Assyria, must this day the
happy !dings mpartto the people OF notwithstanding
his sons agation) Wherefore so moved1 What means
this silence My Son, explain
DUETT
.amenoph. In vain l try,-oh, torture.
(aside.) To hide these pa ms that overbear me;
And yet the pangs that tear
Must in my breast remain
Phar Once more joy smiles DER all the land,
SO late by fears tormented,
And soon thy heart by love contented,
Will Danish ev'ry pain
.anenoph. No. Joy for ever hies me
Phar. What meanst thou Thy words surprise me
| .amenoph Father Thou suspectst not
Phar. What say st thou
.4msnoph No more Oh never may st thou
Learn what doth my pain
Phar. Wherefore such grief betrayst thou
Thy strange discourse explain
.7menoph. (aside)
or evry joy despairing,
This heart must hopeless sigh
The fercest dangers daring
To death from wo I'll fly
Pharaoh (.4ade)
His anguish fully sharing,
With equal grief sigh
Whence rise these pains unspairing,
That thus his peace destroy
Enter Man,bre.
Nam 10 the Ring) My Roya Lord your train is ready,
and within the Temple Of the Hgh,pries ozirdes your
Phar. Mambre do thou prepare our Royal Decree
Our word to Moses plighsd must not again be broken
Erii MamJre.
4menoph aside) Ozirdes may yet my purpose assist.
Without thee Anal life for me hath no charms.
Phar. Let unto the Temple, where, for thy
coming happiness to Egypts Gods vows well offer
Eneunt.
SCENE
The Temple Isis, with the different Idols worshpped
by the Egyptians.
On the Affairs before them lights and fires blazing and
the High Priest Ozirdes with his Assistants is Disco
vered waiting the approach OF the King, who enters
with his Queen, and Lords OF his Court during Pro-
and of Eov vhn adyop haari nO
various Offerings to their Gods.
Queen Of the Skies DER Egypt's land
Thy favors pour with bounteous hand
Bid nature smile at thy command,
And make Of Nile the sacred source
Spread DER our wales its fertile course.
OTxides. Let all around,
With profound
Bend at the shrine
OF Isis divine
With sacred ardour your voices raise
To Egypts Gods brea he forth your praise
Enter Moses attended 6y 7aron .4na Ehzene, and few
Hebrews
Moses to (Pharaoh4 I am now come to claim thy pro-
mise. Great Pharaoh forgets not trust the word to Is
rael pledged repay with full freedom the services by
Moses rendered. am come to claim thy promise.
Phar. Pharaoh's words shall be sacred. Into the De-
CO. with your focks and your herds your sacrifice
to offer to the God who so long let your race wear my
CHI aims.
O.iri Coming fortDard) Stay Before thou permit
test their departure command mighty King that they
all here on their knees honor ;how to our Gods Let
great Isis bow your heads to the dust
Moses (fiisd with indienation) Who We The ser.
of the God bow before senseless ldsls III
dost thou yet know Moses, and his nation, and their
faith. For there's but God, Master, and one
Law
.qnenoph (rioientiy) Royal Father no more with his
Noses 10 The Prine.) Forthy anger care not, and
speak to thy King.
Oziri. Tremble yet;
.9msnoph. Let him die
Sinaide Oh Sire heed them not. Thy royal word
Moses o King ope yet thine eyes. Turn ereit be
too late Egyptians your homage pay to the God we
adore
O,iri. Hear, Osiris
Moses Hear Jehovah
Moses and Ozrides together. Power sll.eterna whom
the Elements obey thy terrible wrath display and
blast with thy just anger those who dare thy power in
suit
Moses Uplifting hi, rod) In the name of the living
God
"A loud peal of Thunder bursts the fires burning on
the Affairs are suddenly extinguished, and flames
cending from the Earth consume the Idols, which
sink the ground with an appalling noise, while the
sacred Bow, in dazzling splendour arches the Sky.l
Egyptians Sight Of fear Awful wonder
Moses. Israel's God, of pow'r unbounded,
Thus vindicates his Law
QUARTIIr AND CHORUS
.9nni, .9menophis Sinaids and Aaron.
BY dread fears surrounded
Amszd and confounded
NY heart, al. astounded
Is tremblng with awe
CHoRus.
Our hearts, all astounded,
Are trembling with awe
Moses. Pharaoh, say wilt thou keep thy PROMISED
.4menoph. Punish the Hebrew Magician!
Moses. Mighty King keep thy promise--( Upi0hns |
his rOd)-In the name Of the living God
Par Hold
.amsneph. Yield not my father the daring imPo'ter
defy! Let his death end our fears.