MESSIAH (HWV 56)


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Nº22. Coro
Behold the Lamb of God,
that taketh away
the sin of the world.
(John 1:29)

Nº23.Aria Alto
He was despised
and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows,
and acquainted with grief.
(Isaiah 53:3)

He gave His back to the smiters,
and His cheeks to them
that plucked off the hair:
He hid not His face
from shame and spitting.
(Isaiah 50:6)

Nº24. Coro
Surely He hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows;
He was wounded
for our transgressions,
He was bruised
for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace
was upon Him.
(Isaiah 53:4-5)

Nº25. Coro
And with His stripes
we are healed.
(Isaiah 53:5)

Nº26. Coro
All we like sheep
have gone astray;
we have turned
every one to his own way;
and the Lord hath laid on Him
the iniquity of us all.
(Isaiah 53:6)

Nº27. Accompagnato Tenore
All they that see Him
laugh Him to scorn:
they shoot out their lips,
and shake their heads,
saying:
(Psalms 22:7)

Nº28. Coro
He trusted in God
that He would deliver Him:
let Him deliver Him,
if He delight in Him.
(Psalms 22:8)

Nº29. Accompagnato Tenore
Thy rebuke hath broken His heart;
He is full of heaviness:
He looked for some
to have pity on Him,
but there was no man;
neither found He any
to comfort Him.
(Psalms 69:20)

Nº30. Arioso Tenore
Behold, and see
if there be any sorrow
like unto His sorrow.
(Lamentations 1:12)

Nº31. Accompagnato Tenore
He was cut off
out of the land of the living:
for the transgressions of
Thy people was He stricken.
(Isaiahs 53:8)

Nº32. Aria Tenore
But Thou didst not leave
His soul in hell;
nor didst Thou suffer
Thy Holy One
to see corruption.
(Psalms 16:10)

Nº33. Coro
Lift up your heads,
O ye gates;
and be ye lift up,
ye everlasting doors;
and the King of Glory shall come in!
Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads,
O ye gates;
and be ye lift up,
ye everlasting doors;
and the King of Glory shall come in!
Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of Glory.
(Psalm 24:7-10)

Nº34. Recitativo Tenore
Unto which of the angels
said He at any time,
Thou art My Son,
this day have I begotten Thee?
(Hebrew 1:5)

Nº35. Coro
Let all the angels of God
worship Him.
(Hebrew 1:6)

Nº36. Aria Basso
Thou art gone up on high,
Thou hast led captivity captive
and received gifts for men;
yea, even for Thine enemies.
That the Lord God
might dwell among them.
(Psalms 68:18)

Nº37. Coro
The Lord gave the word:
Great was the company
of the preachers.
(Psalms 68:11)

Nº38. Aria Soprano
How beautiful are the feet of them
that preach the gospel of peace,
and bring glad tidings of good things!
(Romans 10:15)

Nº39. Coro
Their sound is gone out
into all lands,
and their words
unto the ends of the world.
(Romans 10:18)

Nº40. Aria Basso
Why do the nations
so furiously rage together,
why do the people
imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth rise up,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord,
and His anointed.
(Psalms 2:1-2)

Nº41. Coro
Let us break their bonds asunder,
and cast away their yokes from us.
(Psalms 2:3)

Nº42. Recitativo Tenore
He that dwelleth in heaven
shall laugh them to scorn:
the Lord shall have
them in derision.
(Psalms 2:4)

Nº43. Aria Tenore
Thou shalt break them
with a rod of iron;
Thou shalt dash them
in pieces like a potter's vessel.
(Psalms 2:9)

Nº44. Coro
Hallelujah,
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth,
Hallelujah!
(Revelations 19:6)

The Kingdom of this world
is become the Kingdom of our Lord,
and of His Christ;
and He shall reign
for ever and ever.
Hallelujah!
(Revelations 11:15)

King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords,
and He shall reign
for ever and ever,
Hallelujah!
(Revelations 19:16)


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