Album lyrics Handel: Messiah by Richard Westenburg

Handel: Messiah

Richard Westenburg

1999 53 songs

1. Part I: Overture

2. Part I: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people (Recit)

3. Part I: Every valley shall be exalted (Air)

4. Part I: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)

5. Part I: Thus saith the Lord of hosts (Recit)

6. Part I: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Air)

7. Part I: And He shall purify (Chorus)

8. Part I: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Recit)

9. Part I: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Air & Chorus)

10. Part I: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Recit)

11. Part I: The people that walked in darkness (Air)

12. Part I: For unto us a child is born (Chorus)

13. Part I: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

14. Part I: There were shepherds abiding in the field / And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Recit)

15. Part I: And the angel said unto them (Recit)

16. Part I: And suddenly there was with the angel (Recit)

17. Part I: Glory To God in the highest (Chorus)

18. Part I: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Air)

19. Part I: Then shall the eyes of the blind (Recit)

20. Part I: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; Come unto Him (Airs)

21. Part I: His yoke is easy, and His burden is light (Chorus)

22. Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)

23. Part II: He was despised (Air)

24. Part II: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)

25. Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)

26. Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)

27. Part II: All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn (Recit)

28. Part II: He trusted in God (Chorus)

29. Part II: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Recit)

30. Part II: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Air)

31. Part II: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Recit)

32. Part II: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell (Air)

33. Part II: Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus)

34. Part II: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Recit)

35. Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus)

36. Part II: Thou art gone up on high (Air)

37. Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)

38. Part II: How beautiful are the feet; Break forth (Air & Chorus)

39. Part II: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus)

40. Part II: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Air)

41. Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)

42. Part II: He that dwelleth in Heaven (Recit)

43. Part II: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Air)

44. Part II: Hallelujah (Chorus)

45. Part III: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Air)

46. Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)

47. Part III: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Recit)

48. Part III: The trumpet shall sound (Air)

49. Part III: Then shall be brought to pass (Recit)

50. Part III: O death, where is thy sting? (Duet)

51. Part III: But thanks be to God (Chorus)

52. Part III: If God be for us (Air)

53. Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was Slain (Chorus)

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