ðə wˈɜːk ɪz ɹˈɪtʃli skˈoːɹd fɚðə fˈiːst dˈeɪ, ɛɡzˈæktli lˈaɪk ðə kɹˈɪsməs ˌɔːɹətˈoːɹɪˌoʊ fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ vˈoʊkəl pˈɑːɹts, θɹˈiː tɹˈʌmpɪts, tɪmpˈɑːni, tˈuː flˈɔːɾi tɹˈævɚsi, tˈuː ˈoʊboʊz, stɹˈɪŋz ænd kəntˈɪnjuːˌoʊ.
The work is richly scored for the feast day, exactly like the Christmas Oratorio for four vocal parts, three trumpets, timpani, two flauti traversi, two oboes, strings and continuo.