Cantata

Introduction—Andante Maestoso, Adagio Marziale, and Allegro cen brio—Orchestra.

I—Opening Chorus—Andante Maestoso.

Ye men of every land tongue ! unite with joy to-day
In emulative zeal and hope, to freely tribute pay
To Industry's ennobling shrine inaugurated here,
In fair New Zealand's Colony, where glorious appear
Rich stores of arts industrial, of mahkind's rarest choice,
That tell of Labour's lofty aims with deep and mighty voice.

II.—Basso Solo (Allegro con fuoco)—Mr, J. Prouse.

(Orchestral accompaniment.)

How swiftly may the head conceive,—conceive in vain a plan,
If many willing, cunning hands, uniting to a man.
Refuse from lack of labour's love to work, but idly find
In some ignoble pastime, sport for body and for mind.
To labour is the lot of Man : his works his lasting fame:
Ten thousand varied monuments perpetuate his name;
From Time's remotest era Man, by dint of earnest toil,
Hath wrought his steadfast upward way with sweat and weary moil;

III—Contralto Solo (Andante con moto)—Miss Parsons.

(Orchestral accompaniment.)

And earth, kind mother earth, ne'er fails to well perform her part.
Where Man with dauntless will e'er strives with brain and gallant heart
To make the arid desert bloom and blossom as the rose,
While swift-directing mind and hand their mighty tasks dispose;
Promoting beatific peace and plenty through the world
Where'er our glorious Standard waves, triumphantly unfurl'd !

Symphony.—(Litroduction to Prayer)—Orchestra.

IV.—Abia (Prayer), Soprano (Andante religiose)—Miss Randall.

(violoncello obligato, Mr. C. S. Thomas, and organ accompaniment, Mr. Robert Parker.)

Eternal Father ! Ruler Supreme, we Thee adore !
Thy Holy Name we here invoke, and dedicate
All these, the tributes of our labour, freely unto Thee.

V.—Quartette Refrain—Miss Randall, Miss Parsons, Mr, E. J. Hill, and Mr. J. Prouse.

Eternal Father 1 Ruler Supreme, we Thee adore !

VI—Contralto Solo (Allegretto Appassionato)—Miss Parsons.

(Organ accompaniment.)

Imbue oar lives, inspire our souls with Thy Divine purity !

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VII.—Semi and Full Chorus (Andante Spiritoso.)

With cherubim and seraphim we praise Thee, O God Almighty Father!
Omnific Deity, we bow before Thee, Eternal Omnipresent, Deity !

VIII.—Aria, Soprano (Larghetto religioso com molto espres)—Mrs. Parsons.

[unclear: Colonocelli] Obligati—Messrs. C. S. Thomas and A. H. Hamerton.

(Organ accompaniment.)

"Each moment is Thy Presence felt and known,
Each power of mind, each thought that, upward flown,
Becomes the messenger of peace and love.
But links our souls to the great Mind above.
All life is but the breath of the great Soul
That works in space; through His divine control
Each atom is outwrought, and every sphere
Rolls on throughout eternity's vast year."

IX. Full Chorus (the foregoing stanza and con spirito) movement)—Finale to Prayer.

"'Tis life, 'tis breath, 'tis Spirit, it is God !
And all the angels by that path have trod—
Up, up the heights, where, bathed in Living day,
They drink the endless breath of love alway."

X.—Exhibition March (Orchestra and Organ).

XI—Bravura, Tenor (Andante con spirito)—Mr. E. J. Hill.

(Orchestral and Organ accompaniment.)

Arise I New Zealand, take thy course through ages on to fame.
Attaining 'mongst earth's greater Powers a bright illustrious name.

Finale.

XII.—Semi and Full Chorus (Allegro con brio.)

Scion of a Mighty Empire! while by noble deeds ye rise.
The emblems of all virtues rare, 'neath earth's cerulean skies,
The sweet, the manly of our race shall surely yet be found,
Shedding for aye, Light, Truth, and Love, 'midst hallowed peace profound,
Reflecting those shining attributes with lustre bright around.