This volume comprises twenty-eight of the finest oratorio choruses and short choral works, all in carefully researched editions, with newly typeset orchestral materials available on hire and a separate volume of purpose-made organ accompaniments for use in church performances without orchestra.

Bach: Gratias agimus tibi (Mass in B minor), Bach: Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Cantata no. 147), Bach: Praise our God who reigns in glory (Ascension Oratorio), Bach: Subdue us by thy goodness (Cantata no. 22), Beethoven: Creation's Hymn, Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu, Brahms: How lovely is thy dwelling place (A German Requiem), Durante ('Pergolesi'): Magnificat for five voices, Elgar: The Spirit of the Lord (The Apostles), Faure: In paradisum (Requiem), Franck: Psalm 150, Handel: For unto us a child is born (Messiah), Handel: Hallelujah (Messiah), Handel: Let their celestial concerts all unite (Samson), Handel: See, the conqu'ring hero comes (Judas Maccabaeus), Handel: March (Judas Maccabaeus), Handel: Sing unto God (Judas Maccabaeus), Handel: Zadok the priest, Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae, Haydn: The heavens are telling the glory of God (The Creation), Mendelssohn: Daughters of Zion (Christus), Monteverdi: Gloria for seven voices, Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem, K626), Mozart: Laudate Dominum (Solemn Vespers K339), Parry: I was glad when they said unto me, Parry: Jerusalem, Purcell: Te Deum in D, Satie: Kyrie (Messe des pauvres), Schubert: Magnificat, Vivaldi: In exitu Israel