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Handel Behol

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George Frideric Handel

Messiah

1741

Bassi

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CONTENTS

2-4 Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray . . . . . . . . . . . . 36


2-5 Recitative: All they that see Him laugh him to scorn
Part I (tenor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2-6 Chorus: He trusted in God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2-7 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor) . . . 39
1-1 Sinfonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2-8 Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor) . . . . . . 40
1-2 Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2-9 Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living
1-3 Air: Every valley shall be exalted (tenor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (tenor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1-4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2-10 Air: But thou didst not leave His soul in hell (tenor) . . . . . 40
1-5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass) . . . . . . . . . 10 2-11 Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1-6 Air: But who may abide the day of His coming 2-12 Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time
(contr'alto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (tenor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1-7 Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi . . . . . . . . . . 16 2-13 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him . . . . . . . . . 44
1-8 Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr'alto) . . . 17 2-14 Air: Thou art gone up on high (alto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1-9 Air, chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 2-15 Chorus: The Lord gave the word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
(contr'alto, chorus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2-16 Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1-10 Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover the earth 2-17 Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands . . . . . . . . . . 47
(bass) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2-18 Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass) . 48
1-11 Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass) . . . . . . . . . 21 2-19 Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
1-12 Chorus: For unto us a child is born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2-20 Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor) . . . . . . . . . 51
1-13 Pifa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2-21 Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor) . . . 52
1-14 Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the fields 2-22 Chorus: Hallelujah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
(soprano) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
1-15 Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano) . . . . . 25
1-16 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel
(soprano) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Part III
1-17 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1-18 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) . . . . . . 26 3-1 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) . . . . . . . . 54
1-19 Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto) . . . . . . . 28 3-2 Chorus and soli: Since by man came death . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
1-20 Air: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (alto, soprano). 28 3-3 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass) . . . . . . . . . . . 55
1-21 Chorus: His yoke is easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3-4 Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3-5 Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (contr'alto) . . . . 58
3-6 Duet: O death! where is thy sting? (contr'alto and tenor) . 58
Part II 3-7 Chorus: But thanks be to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3-8 Air: If God be for us (soprano) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
3-9 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
2-1 Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3-10 Chorus: Amen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
2-2 Air: He was despised and rejected (alto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2-3 Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Based upon the Deutsche Händelgesellschaft Edition


Edited by Frideric Chrysander

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PART I
1-1 Sinfonia
  Grave
             
            
7
             1.   
            
2.

 

Allegro moderato
14
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37
       
          
 
        
      
46

 

         
      
55

        
 
62
            
  
 

            

71
   

  
              
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2

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4 MESSIAH
1-2 Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor)

  Larghetto epiano


   
  

8

Com fort ye!
   
                  
6 4 3 6

   
5
    
      
8
com fort ye my peo ple! Com fort ye,

                  
  


  
9
        
       
8

com fort ye my peo ple! saith your God, saith your God.

                        
 

  
14

                
 
 
8
   

Speak ye com for ta bly to Je ru sa lem, speak ye

   


      
Violone Tutti 5

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18
                 
         
   
  
8
com for ta bly to Je ru sa lem, and cry un to her that her war fare, her
    
             



22
         
                
  
    
8
war fare is ac com plish'd, that her i ni qui ty is par don'd, that her i
           
    
6


26
     
     
8
ni qui ty is par don'd.

         

             
 

  
30
        
                  
   
8
The voice of him that crieth in the wil der ness. Pre pare ye the way of the
f
       
  
4 6 +4
2 2

 
34
           
        
8
Lord, make straight in the de sert a high way for our God.
        
 

6

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6 MESSIAH
1-3 Air: Every valley shall be exalted (tenor)

 
   
  Andante          
    

5
             
     
f f 

               
11
   
       
f p

16
         
      
      


                
21

          

26
   
          
 


              
31
  
         

35
                     
   

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39


   
f

      
44
             
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49
     
    

 
       
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Violone Tutti

               


59

 

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8 MESSIAH
1-4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord

  3
Allegro
             
  
4  

     
               
10

  
6 Tutti

    
19


               
  

     
                
28

    

    
  
37
           
    

    
        
46


                 
57


66
                  

6

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76
  
   
6

          
           
84

   
      

6 6 6

92
           
                  
   

                  
101

     

   
                  
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119
           
    


              


129 Adagio
  
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10 MESSIAH
1-5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass)

 
       
     
Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts;
              
  

      
4
       
              
 
Yet once a lit tle while; and I will shake
       
 
6

            
7
          
     
the heav'ns and the earth, the sea and the dry land,
      
         


10

     
        
   
 
     
and I will shake and I will shake
  
   


                 
13

        
  

 
all na tions; I'll shake the heav'ns, the
                
   
    
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16
    
       
           
  
earth, the sea, the dry lands, all na tions, I'll shake, and the de
          
                        


                                 
19
    
  
sire of all

                       




22
      
 
     
      
 
na tions shall come. The Lord whom ye seek, shall sud den ly come to his
            
  
f

        
25
         
             
tem ple; ev'n the mes sen ger of the Co ve nant, whom ye de light in,

     
     
 
4 6 6
2


28
   
       
    
be hold he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.
     
  
    
6 7
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12 MESSIAH
1-6 Air: But who may abide the day of His coming (contr'alto)

 3
Larghetto
            
8            
     
6 +4 6 6 6 6
4 2 4


12
       
          
     
     
But who may a bide the day of his com ing? and who shall stand when He ap pear eth?
    

                   
    


23
   
         
     
         
 
 
who shall stand when He ap pear eth? but who may a bide, but who may a
      
          
             

6 6 7  6


34
       
              


bide the day of his com ing? and who shall stand when He ap pear eth? and

               
           


45

                     

who shall stand when He ap pear eth,

    
          
          

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56
 
Prestissimo
        

when He ap pear eth?

      
     


     


62

 

                           
67

  
7
6 6

72
  
                       

                 
77
    
  
un poco piano

                        
83


f 6 7 6


88
   
           3
8
and who shall stand when He ap pear eth?
              
    
p
 
 83
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14 MESSIAH

94 Larghetto
         
  83      


 
But who may a bide the day of his com ing? and
  
3                      
 8  

  
103

    
                 

who shall stand, and who shall stand when He ap pear eth? when He ap pear eth?
 
                
          
6 +4
4 2


113
   
Prestissimo
    
For He is
                         
    

       
    
118

                    
2 6


                
122

   


+4 6 7 7
 5

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PART I 15
126
   
                   
6 7 6

130
    
    

           
134
        
            

  


138

        
4 p


143 Adagio
    
    
for He is
    
                
+4
3


149
 
     
like a re fi ner's fire.
                        

f 6

                            
154

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16 MESSIAH
1-7 Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi

   
Allegro
           
     
6  
6 6 6

5
            
           
 6  5 6 6


 
                  

9

       

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13
             
        

                             
18

  
7 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 6 
2

       
            
23

     
     
 4 p

       


     
28
  
 

7 6

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33

  
     

   
                            
38

7 6

               
43

       
      

       
48
             
       

     
   
53

                
   

1-8 Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr'alto)

 
   
 
           
Be hold, a vir gin shall con ceive, and bear a son,
  
 5 7 7 5
3 4 4 3
2 2


4
 
      
       

and shall call his name E ma nu el, God with us.
  
 
6

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18 MESSIAH

  
1-9 Air, chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (contr'alto, chorus)
  
              
   
  6   
Andante
8      
6 6

                    
7

              
6 6 6
5 5 5

        
          
13
      
       
p
20
 
                  
           

27
            

    
            

           
    
34
           
       
  

40
             
   
 

46
             
       
 


                      
52

        
7 6 7 6

 
                
60

         

            
     
68

         
   
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76
      
   

        
   
83
       
   
6

 
                        
90
  
      
         
98
   
        
 
(attacca il Coro.)

               
  6            
8         
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6 6

             
     
120

 
      
7 6 6
5
   
  
         
126

   


                  
132
 
       
 7

       
              
139
   
    

                      
145

             
6 6 6
5 5 5

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20 MESSIAH
1-10 Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover the earth (bass)

              
Andante larghetto

          
+4 6
2

    
5
       
          
 
For be hold! dark ness shall co ver the earth, and gross dark ness the

                 
  
  p
     

    
9
                
    
   
peo ple, and gross dark ness the peo ple: But the Lord shall a rise
                     
      
+4
2

                   
13
          
   
up on thee, and His glo ry shall be seen up

                     
        
6 7 6

            
17
     
      
on thee, and His glo ry shall be seen up on thee,

                  
       
6 5
4


20
            
               
And the Gen tiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the bright ness of thy ri sing.

       


     
7 6 6

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PART I 21
1-11 Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass)
 
                            
Larghetto

      p
 
        
5
           
    

  
                       
  
10


15
             
                      
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21

   

 
                                  
26

  
      f
32
                   
             
 
p
         
 
38
                  

         
  
44
  
          

f p

                                 
51

    

57               
       
         

f
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22 MESSIAH
1-12 Chorus: For unto us a child is born

              
Andante allegro
      
 
6 6
5

           
6



     
p 6
5


       
11

  
     

   
16

         
      

                      
22

     
6 6

                            
28

 
6 4 4 6
2 2

        
  
33
             
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39
    
   
4 4 6
2 2

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45
       
        




4 4

2 2

                   
51
   
     
6 p
56
              
      
 


62
              
         
 

 
          
68

    
   
 6

       
    
       
74

   
  

               
79
           
     
6

  
         
84

              



             
    
90

  
 

    
      
95
 
 
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24 MESSIAH
1-13 Pifa

 12
Larghetto, e mezzo piano
     
8            


                  
8

    
    
Fine.


            
15
       
      
Da Capo.

1-14 Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the fields (soprano)

                   
               
There were shep herds a bid ing in the field, keep ing watch o ver their flock by night.




   
5
Andante
                 
       

   
And lo! the an gel of the Lord came up on them, and the glo ry of the
                               


Violoncello 4 6 6
2 5


9
         
      
     

Lord shone round ab out them, and they were sore a fraid.
                
  
 6

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PART I 25
1-15 Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano)

            
   
        

    
And the An gel said un to them; Fear not, for be hold! I bring you good
 


  
4
                  
          


ti dings of great joy, which shall be to all peo ple: For un to you is born this

   



7
   
  
       
     



  

day, in the ci ty of Da vid, a Sa viour, which is Christ, the Lord.
   


1-16 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano)

  Allegro
            
   
And sud den ly there was with the
                             
  

Violoncello 6 5 7
4 3 4
2

 
5
                   
         

an gel a mul ti tude of the heav'n ly host, prais ing God, and say ing;
 
                   
 4

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26 MESSIAH
1-17 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest

              
    
Allegro

Tutti

     
 
  Violone       
10

   
6 6 6 Tutti

         
    
19
  
      

4 3 5 6 4 3 7 3 7 6 76 54 6 4 6
4 3 2 2

                            
27


    

35
      
                  

     
7 3 2 6 6 654 6
2

Violoncello      
               
42
   
  
7 6 p 65 65 6 7 7 pp

1-18 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)

                    
Allegro

      

    
                    
7
   
  

       
      
14
           
  

                          
21

    
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28

       
 6    4
2
35
  
                     
 

           
       
42

          
p  

                            
49

   

  
                
56
      

 
                  
63

       
7 


                                    
71
 
   

            
                 
78
      
   
   
            
85
     
    

     
 
92

   
      
4 4 
Fine. 2

          
102

  
4
2 Da Capo.
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1-19 Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto)

      
                   
 
Then shall the eyes of the blind be o pen'd, and the ears of the deaf un stop ped; then





5

                
 
shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

 
  
4 6
2

1-20 Air: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (alto, soprano)


  12          
Larghetto, e piano

8               
6



               
6

                      

11
        
               
    
6


              
16

  
        

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22

           
   
6 5 6
4 3 

                    
26

         
 
 

31
           
               

37
              
              




     
42
   
       
4 
2

         
   
48
              
   
6

    
                     
52

   
6 6


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30 MESSIAH
1-21 Chorus: His yoke is easy
  
                                  

Allegro

 
6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 4 6
5

          f
      
                       
6

6 6 7 6 6

                        
11

       
 p 

      
               
    
16

         
7 6  6 6

    
                  
21

       
 
6

            
    
26
          
              
 6

32
                       
           


                 


38
             
    

  
         
44

          
    

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PART II
2-1 Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God!

          
Largo

   


    
         
5
    
   
 
6 6 7 6

9
           
         

14
                  
      
6

               
18

         


       
     
21
      



         
     
24

        


        
28

      
 
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2-2 Air: He was despised and rejected (alto)

   
Largo
  
          

6
            
       
p  
p

12
       
        


20
            
    
     
 

26
     
  
  
  
4 6
2

     2  
33

  
          
 
6

42
               
       
 f 

   
49

                  
Fine.
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52



54
             
                        


56
 
                                

58
                 
            
       

                 
60

                    
6  6
5 5


                                 
62


6 5 6 5
4 3 4

64
                   
                             

+4 6 5
2
Da Capo.
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2-3 Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
          
          
Largo e staccato
  

  
        
3
          

 6
5

  
    
5
           


9 4 

7                            
  



 
                   
9
       

4
2


                    
11

    
  
4

13
     
    
7 6 4 3 7 6 7 9 8 7
4 3 

  
   
16

  
 
5 6 6 5 9 8 6 7 6 
3 4 5


               
20

 

4 3 4  4 3 6 6
5 5
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24
  
   
6 6 9 3
5 5

   
27
   
Alla breve, moderato
     


   

36

   
  6 6 4

46
        
    


  
56

  
 

67     
    
 
7 6 4 3
3 4

77
                  
  
6

       
         
86

 
  
95
 


107          
 
Adagio
 
7 6 

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36 MESSIAH
2-4 Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray


Allegro moderato A tempo ordinario
                   
   
       
6


                        
6

             
 
11
  
      
    
  

   
       
16

        
           


         
  
21

                       
 

                      
26

         
  

          
31
 
                

        
       
36
                  


                
    
41

            


                                  
46

 
51
          
    
       
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56
                     

   
     

   
   
           
 
61

     

                         
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2-5 Recitative: All they that see Him laugh him to scorn (tenor)
 
Larghetto
        
  
8
All they that
                           
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see him, laugh him to scorn; they shoot out their lips,
       
   
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and shake their heads, say ing,
                          
   
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38 MESSIAH
2-6 Chorus: He trusted in God


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2-7 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)

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Thy re buke hath bro ken his heart; he is full of hea vi ness, he is
 
 
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full of hea vi ness; thy re buke hath bro ken his heart. He loo ked for some to have pi ty on
 
   
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him, but there was no man; neith er found he a ny to com fort him. He loo ked for some to have

   
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pi ty on him, but there was no man; neith er found he a ny to com fort him.
  
   
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40 MESSIAH
2-8 Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)

                    
    
Largo e piano

6 6 6 6
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2-9 Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)

 
 
 
        
       
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He was cut off out of the land of the liv ing:
 

7 5
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for the trans gress ions of thy peo ple was he stri cken.
 
   
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2-10 Air: But thou didst not leave His soul in hell (tenor)

      
       
Andante larghetto
 

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42 MESSIAH
2-11 Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates

                
 
A tempo ordinario
 
     

           
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44 MESSIAH
2-12 Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (tenor)
    
   
         
8 Un to which of the an gels said He at a ny



 
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time, Thou art my Son, this day have I be got ten thee?

 
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2-13 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him


           
         
Allegro

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2-14 Air: Thou art gone up on high (alto)
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46 MESSIAH
2-15 Chorus: The Lord gave the word

   
Andante allegro
           
 

   
                    
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8

   


   
                 
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2-16 Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano)

  12                          
Larghetto
    
8        
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2-17 Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands

             
A tempo ordinario
   
    


         
     
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20
                  
        
 

       
                    
26

  

32
       
          
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48 MESSIAH
2-18 Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass)
Allegro
    

    


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50 MESSIAH
2-19 Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder

     
Allegro e staccato
       
3
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6

      
 

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23
         
            
 

  
                  
28

        
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2-20 Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)

         
   
       
8 He that dwel leth in hea ven shall laugh them to

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3
      
       
     
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scorn, the Lord shall have them in de ri sion.
  

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52 MESSIAH
2-21 Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)
               
 Andante
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2-22 Chorus: Hallelujah

                                 
Allegro

 

                   

            
6

  
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6

               
Tutti
      
12

Tutti

Tasto solo 6
Tasto solo 6

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6 6 6
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54

PART III
3-1 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

  3      


Larghetto
   
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Adagio
        
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3-2 Chorus and soli: Since by man came death

 5   
Allegro
        
  
Grave
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                      Grave 5
   

12 Allegro
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3-3 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass)


                         
          
Be hold, I tell you a my ste ry! We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be

  
 

             
5
    
        
chang'd, in a mo ment, in the twink ling of an eye, at the last trum pet.

     
      
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56 MESSIAH
3-4 Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass)
    
  3                        
Pomposo, ma non allegro

 
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Dal Segno.
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58 MESSIAH
3-5 Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (contr'alto)


               
Then shall be brought to pass the say ing that is

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3
 
             
 
writ ten, Death is swal low'd up in vic to ry.

  
4   
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3-6 Duet: O death! where is thy sting? (contr'alto and tenor)



               
  Andante
   
6
5

5
            
      
6

5

                    
9

        

14
            
                
       
   

20
         
   
         
    
(attacca il Coro.)

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PART III 59
3-7 Chorus: But thanks be to God

                    
    

         
            
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25
                      

 
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60 MESSIAH
3-8 Air: If God be for us (soprano)

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62 MESSIAH
3-9 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb

   
Largo        
 
    

6 6 4 7
2

    
        
6
   
Andante
  
6 7 6
 

           
10 Largo

       
6 6 6

 
      
15
       
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20

     
 
6 6 6 7 6 6

Larghetto          
         
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Tasto solo

27      
               

Tasto solo

     
    
30

      
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33
  
6 4 5 6 5 6
3 4 3 4

              
36
     
  
4 3

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4 3

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64 MESSIAH
3-10 Chorus: Amen

    
  
                           
Allegro moderato
 

Tasto solo


  

                          
7

         

6 7

    
             
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6 7 3 4 6 7 6 7 7
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7 6

     
                
        

24

         


 
        
   
         
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7 6 5 2

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END OF THE ORATORIO


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