BIBLENOTE

Biblical Music
THE MESSIAH
George Frideric Handel
Part II
Behold the Lamb of God
(Coro)
John 1.29 Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.
He was despised
(Aria)
Isaiah 53.3 He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
Isaiah 50.6 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.
Surely, He hath borne our griefs
(Coro)
Isaiah 53.4 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.
And with His stripes
(Coro)
Isaiah 53.5 And with His stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray
(Coro)
Isaiah 53.6 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.
All they that see Him
(Accompagnato)
Psalms 22.7 All they that see him, laugh Him to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads saying: ...
He trusted in God
(Coro)
Psalms 22.8 ... He trusted in God that He would deliver him; let Him deliver him, if He delight in him.
Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
(Accompagnato) (Coro)
Psalms 69.20 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.
Behold and see if there be any
(Arioso)
Lamentations 1.12 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow.
He was cut off
(Accompagnato)
Isaiah 53.8 He was cut off from the land of the living; for the trangressions of Thy people was He stricken.
But thou didst not leave
(Aria)
Acts 2.31 But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption.
Lift up your heads
(Coro)
Psalms 24.7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in.
Psalms 24.8 Who is the King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
Psalms 24.9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in.
Psalms 24.10 Who is the King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory.
Unto which of the angels
(Recitativo)
Hebrews 1.5 Unto which of the Angels said He at any time, Thou art My son, this day have I begotten thee?
Let all the angels of God
(Coro)
Hebrews 1.6 Let all the angels of God worship Him.
Thou art gone up on high
(Aria)
Psalms 68.18 Thou art gone up on high; Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men, yea, even from thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
The Lord gave the word
(Coro)
Psalms 68.11 The Lord gave the word, great was the company of the preachers.
How beautiful are the feet
(Aria)
Romans 10.15 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.
Their sound is gone out
(Coro)
Romans 10.18 Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Why do the nations
(Aria)
Psalms 2.1 Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing?
Psalms 2.2 The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His Annointed.
Let us break their bonds asunder
(Coro)
Psalms 2.3 Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us.
He that dwelleth in Heaven
(Recitativo)
Psalms 2.4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; the Lord shall have them in derision.
Thou shalt break them
(Aria)
Psalms 2.9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Hallelujah
(Coro)
Revelations 19.6 ... Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelations 11.15 ... The Kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelations 19.16 ... KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.