advent with the messiah, week 3
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- 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!