Handel: The Messiah

Der Messias HWV 56 (Oratorium) (Gesamtaufnahme)
Sinfonie (1. Teil)
Rezitativ: Comfort ye my people
Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
Chor: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
Rezitativ: Thus saith the Lord
Air: But who may abide the day of his coming
Chor: And he shall purify the sons of Levi
Rezitativ: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son
Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Chor: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Rezitativ: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Air: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light
Chor: For unto us a child is born
Pifa
Rezitativ: There were shepherds abiding in the field – Rezitativ: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
Chor: Glory to God in the highest
Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion
Rezitativ: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd
Chor: His yoke is easy
Chor: Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world (2. Teil)
Air: He was despised and rejected of men
Chor: Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows
Chor: And with his stripes we are healed
Chor: All we like sheep have gone astray
Rezitativ: All they that see him laugh him to scorn
Chor: He trusted in God that he would deliver him
Rezitativ: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow
Rezitativ: He was cut off out of the land of the living
Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
Chor: Lift up your heads, o ye gates
Rezitativ: Unto which of the angels said he at any time
Chor: Let all the angels of God worship him
Air: Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive
Chor: The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers
Air: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace – Chor: Their sound is gone out into all lands
Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together
Chor: Let us break their bonds asunder
Rezitativ: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn
Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
Chor: Hallelujah
Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (3. Teil)
Chor: Since by man came death
Rezitativ: Behold, I tell you a mystery
Air: The trumpet shall sound
Rezitativ: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written
Duett: O death, where is thy sting?
Chor: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory
Air: If God be for us, who can be against us?
Chor: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Chor: Amen

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