Messiah ‐ An Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Messiah ‐ An Oratorio by George Frideric Handel| - | ♫♫ | Lyrics (Words) | |
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| Part 1 | |||
| 1 | Sinfonia – (Instrumental) | ||
| 2 | Accompagnato (Tenor) – “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:1-3 | ||
| 3 | Air (Tenor) – “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight and the rough places plain:” Isaiah 40:4 | ||
| 4 | Petri4 (3:00') | Drew4 (3:48') | Chorus –
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 40:5 |
| 7 | Petri7 (2:20') | Drew7 | Chorus – and he shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Malachi 3:3 |
| 8 | Recitative (Alto) – “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us.” Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23 | ||
| 9 | Petri9 | Drew9 | Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus –
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; Lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Isaiah 40:9 Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Isaiah 60:1 |
| 12 | Petri12 | Drew12 | Chorus –
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 |
| 17 | Drew17 | - | |
| 18 | - | - | |
| 21 | Drew21 | - | |
| 22 | Petri22 | Drew22 | His yoke is easy, and His burden is light |
| Part 2 | |||
| 22 | Petri23 | Chorus – Behold, the Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world! John 1:9 | |
| 24 | Petri24 | Drew24 | (Air for soloist)
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,and acquainted with grief:... He gave his back to the smiters, and His cheeks tothem that plucked off the hair: He hid not his face from shame and spitting. |
| 25 | Petri25a | Drew25 |
Surely he hath borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows:... He was wounded for our trangressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned, everyone to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of the world. |
| 25 | Petri25b | ||
| 25 | Petri25c | ||
| 26 | Drew26 | - | |
| 27 | Petri27 | He trusted in God that he would deliver him:
Let him deliver him if he delight in him. | |
| 28 | Drew28 | - | |
| 32 | Petri32 | Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in.R Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. | |
| 33 | Drew33 | - | |
| 34 | Petri34 | ...let all the angles of God worship him. | |
| 35 | Drew35 | - | |
| 36 | Petri36 | The Lord gave the word:
great was the company of the preachers. | |
| 37 | Drew37 | - | |
| 39 | Petri39 | Drew39 | Let us break their bonds asunder,
And cast away their yokes from us. |
| 41 | Drew41 | - | |
| 42 | Petri42 | Hallelujah | |
| 44 | Petri44 | Drew44 | - |
| 46 | Drew46 | - | |
| 48B | Petri48b | - | |
| 50 | Petri50 | - | |
| 51 | Drew51 | - | |
| 53 | Drew53 | Chorus – “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing, and honour, glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.” Revelation 5:12-14 | |
MIDI sequences entered by Michael Petri (petrim@admin.tc.faa.gov) use the J.M. Coopersmith edition of the Messiah (Carl Fischer Music)
Other MIDI by Dan Drew (dandrew@inetdirect.net)
(Note:file names and numbering are a little confused...)
complete MIDI
Ref: Charles Morris, Handel’s Messiah: Lyrics and Verse References (2020.11.20)