In the story, the husband and crusader, Richard, returns to avenge his persecuted wife, Isabeau.

When his attempts fail he turns to violence, assaulting the Castle Agrazant and kidnapping Isabeau.

She requests a song of Nazareth, and Richard (disguised as the monk) thereby confirms she has no desire to stay with Geoffrey.

The Boy then sings of the recent assault of Castle Agrazant, to the astonishment of Geoffrey and his men.

Richard sings of his love for Isabeau and remorse at going to Jerusalem and leaving 'far from home and wife and child'.

Isabeau bemoans their sad fate and begins to hallucinate that she is comforting her daughter; she hears the horns of Lisiac approaching.

She and Richard sing a duet extolling the possibility of living in a brighter realm in the future, forever.

The review in The Cincinnati Enquirer on April 30, 1926, called the premiere "a worthy effort...given superb production in every department".