The New York herald., 1845-10-17
musical instruments opened with bold stirring cho
"The morn is glowing In the east.
Resple ndent OF the glorious SKY

Rssplendent Of the glorious sky
Father of life and light we bend to thee
This was succeeded by the chorus Of Praise the
Lord, ell ye people; Worship him, and sing aloud The
song OF his glory Praise the Lord " in which the whole
strength Of the choir ANA brought into
QUESTION the Kent hugle sounding high above the mex
pcable torrent Of voices trombones violins, bassoons
and that inevitable piano Several recatives and pasto
raj airs next succeeded when the whole band OF per
formers united upon the chorus of,
welcome to our peaceful bowers
Wars shrill note be silent now;
Welcome TO our least OF flowers
Crown the hero's martial brow.
To the conqueriDg heroes welcome
ilalelujah TO the Lord"
Then followed chorus of warriors-a tenore solo,
which was well sung by Mr.. -, (he stout man IN
whskers)-a double chorus, "tiory to the Lord Of
Hosts.'-a semichorus Of soprano vocos-a chorus oil
bass voces-a Recitatve by Jephha's daughter, "Fa-
ther. thourt welcome 10 thy vineclad home"-an air,
The Virgin train have come TO greet thee feciia'
tive by Jephtha "My beauteous child followed by an
air. in which disclosed the OF the warrior oil the
sacrifice he should make the event OF success and the
fate in consequence his only child To the end OF the
first part the burden fhe song in all its transitions is
the melancholy doom of Jephhas daughters concluding
with appropriate chorus, graduated to its termina
ton to few soprano voices until the number dimin
shed TO two whose lamentaton almost insensibly dies
away upon the closing words, Judah thy iairest BIOS
som dies"
Part second opens with chorus OF HAIL holy light
soft breaking in the East DER hill and vale thy fulgen
gloes spread AS the drama progresses Jephtha in an
affecting air delivers up his daughter to the priestthe
priest approves OF her beauyher department and her
resignation, nnd tho daughter (Miss Smith, aud this
passage was sung most beautifully thus replies :
"Mesky, humbly, 10 my God,
bend me to the chastsning rod.
Holy father = bless thy child
Thou didst bless her, when she smiled sc.
And on with trios and solos the end, when the
whole concluded wit, the following -
FINALE
It's done .-Jehovah's Cause has triumphd, and the
tribute has been paid the blood OF Judahs daughter
hath cancelled Jephtha's Then glory 10 the Lori
OF hosts and honor 10 the daughter. The Lord is still
guide his wisdom q adore.
Sing hall lujah 10 the Lord,
The king OF earth, and seas, and skies
Raise raise toe shout " ith accord,
Till il the depths of space it dies,
Halieujah
There frequent pretty passages in the poety.he
music is generally well adapted TO the words, and the
his the tragic history OF the Jewish chietain
sociated with the sacrifice OF his daughter convey ed
through this oatorio cannot fail 10 leave deep mpres.
sion oil painful regret upon the mind. TIA orchestral
accompanmeus 10 the choir last night most spirit.
ed though not invariably harmonioas-the Kent puge
TOO frequently rising TO blast iull overwhelm
all competition carrying the mind ay from the
in rehearsal 10 Fz James and Rhoderic Dhu the
man with tho bugle who retails your nice fres por
giesn III Beekman street. There three four
peilor voices, male and female, in the choir.
With David Hales Tabernacle for exhibition room
and the choir OF the Tabernacle inc uding the organ
and an orchestra such New York can produce the
Oratorio OF Jephtha would make quite noise in 90
than Hewittwe believe, purposes long making the
experiment.