1. ADVENT WITH THE MESSIAH Music by George Frideric Handel
Libretto by Charles Jennens
2. WEEK 3
3. PART II The accomplishment of redemption by the sacrifice of
Christ, mankind's rejection of God's offer, and mankind's utter
defeat when trying to oppose the power of the Almighty
4. PART II SCENE 1 The redemptive sacrifice, the scourging and
the agony on the cross (movements 22-30)
5. 22. CHORUS (3:37) Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away
the sin of the world. (John 1: 29)
6. 23. AIR (5:35) (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 His
hair: He hid not His face from shame and spitting. He was despised.
. . da capo (Isaiah 53:6)
7. 24. CHORUS (2:56) 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)
8. 25. CHORUS (1:57) And with His stripes we are healed.
(Isaiah 53:5)
9. 26. CHORUS (4:10) 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)
10. 27. ACCOMPAGNATO (0:58) All they that see Him laugh Him to
scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying:
(Psalm 22:7)
11. 28. CHORUS (2:47) "He trusted in God that He would deliver
Him; let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him." (Psalm 22: 8)
12. 29. ACCOMPAGNATO (2:05) (Tenor) 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.
(Psalm 69: 20)
13. 30. ARIOSO (1:42) (Tenor) Behold, and see if there be any
sorrow like unto His sorrow. (Lamentations 1:12)
14. PART II SCENE 2 His sacrificial death, His passage through
Hell and Resurrection (movements 31-32)
15. 31. ACCOMPAGNATO (0:29) (Soprano or Tenor) He was cut off
out of the land of the living: for the transgressions of Thy people
was He stricken. (Isaiah 53: 8)
16. 32. AIR (2:52) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell;
nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. (Psalm 16:
10)
17. PART II SCENE 3 His ascension (movement 33)
18. 33. CHORUS (3:09) 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)
19. PART II SCENE 4 God discloses his identity in Heaven
(movements 34-35)
20. 34.RECITATIVE (0:14) Unto which of the angels said He at
any time: "Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee?"
(Hebrews 1: 5)
21. 35.CHORUS (1:26) Let all the angels of God worship Him.
(Hebrews 1: 6)
22. PART II SCENE 5 Whitsun, the gift of tongues, the beginning
of evangelism (movements 36-39)
23. 36.AIR (3:22) (Alto or Soprano) 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.
(Psalm 68: 18)
24. 37. CHORUS (1:11) The Lord gave the word; great was the
company of the preachers. (Psalm 68: 11)
25. 38. AIR OR DUET WITH CHORUS (3:10) Soprano or alto (or
soprano, alto and Chorus) How beautiful are the feet of them that
preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.
(Isaiah 52: 7; Romans 10: 15)
26. 39. CHORUS OR AIR FOR TENOR (1:47) Their sound is gone out
into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world. (Romans
10: 18; Psalm 19: 4)
27. PART II SCENE 6 The world and its rulers reject the Gospel
(movements 40-41)
28. 40. AIR (OR AIR AND RECITATIVE ) (2:57) (Bass) Why do the
nations so furiously rage together, and 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 against His anointed. (Psalm
2: 1-2)
29. WEEK 3
30. PART II The accomplishment of redemption by the sacrifice
of Christ, mankind's rejection of God's offer, and mankind's utter
defeat when trying to oppose the power of the Almighty
31. PART II SCENE 1 The redemptive sacrifice, the scourging and
the agony on the cross (movements 22-30)
32. 22. CHORUS (3:37) Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away
the sin of the world. (John 1: 29)
33. 23. AIR (5:35) (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
His hair: He hid not His face from shame and spitting. He was
despised. . . da capo (Isaiah 53:6)
34. 24. CHORUS (2:56) 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)
35. 25. CHORUS (1:57) And with His stripes we are healed.
(Isaiah 53:5)
36. 26. CHORUS (4:10) 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)
37. 27. ACCOMPAGNATO (0:58) All they that see Him laugh Him to
scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying:
(Psalm 22:7)
38. 28. CHORUS (2:47) "He trusted in God that He would deliver
Him; let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him." (Psalm 22: 8)
39. 29. ACCOMPAGNATO (2:05) (Tenor) 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.
(Psalm 69: 20)
40. 30. ARIOSO (1:42) (Tenor) Behold, and see if there be any
sorrow like unto His sorrow. (Lamentations 1:12)
41. PART II SCENE 2 His sacrificial death, His passage through
Hell and Resurrection (movements 31-32)
42. 31. ACCOMPAGNATO (0:29) (Soprano or Tenor) He was cut off
out of the land of the living: for the transgressions of Thy people
was He stricken. (Isaiah 53: 8)
43. 35.CHORUS (1:26) Let all the angels of God worship Him.
(Hebrews 1: 6)
44. PART II SCENE 5 Whitsun, the gift of tongues, the beginning
of evangelism (movements 36-39)
45. 36.AIR (3:22) (Alto or Soprano) 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.
(Psalm 68: 18)
46. 37. CHORUS (1:11) The Lord gave the word; great was the
company of the preachers. (Psalm 68: 11)
47. 38. AIR OR DUET WITH CHORUS (3:10) Soprano or alto (or
soprano, alto and Chorus) How beautiful are the feet of them that
preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.
(Isaiah 52: 7; Romans 10: 15)
48. 40. AIR (OR AIR AND RECITATIVE ) (2:57) (Bass) Why do the
nations so furiously rage together, and 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 against His anointed. (Psalm
2: 1-2)
49. 41.CHORUS (1:52) Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast
away their yokes from us. (Psalm 2: 3)
50. PART II SCENE 7 God's triumph (movements 42-44)
51. 41.CHORUS (1:52) Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast
away their yokes from us. (Psalm 2: 3)
52. PART II SCENE 7 God's triumph (movements 42-44)
53. 42.RECITATIVE (0:27) (Tenor) He that dwelleth in Heav'n
shall laugh them to scorn; The Lord shall have them in derision.
(Psalm 2: 4)
54. 43. AIR (2:05) (Tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of
iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Psalm
2: 9)
55. 44.CHORUS (3:44) Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent
reigneth. (Revelation 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. (Revelation 11: 15) King of Kings, and Lord of
Lords. (Revelation 19: 16) Hallelujah!
