Messiah Vocal Score

George Frideric Handel
MESSIAH
1741
Vocal parts
Based upon the Deutsche Hndelgesellschaft Edition

Edited by Frideric Chrysander
Copyright 2009 Nicolas Sceaux

Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
TABLE DES MATIRES

Part I
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
1-9
1-10
1-11
1-12
1-13
1-14
1-15
1-16
1-17
1-18
1-19
1-20
1-21
1-22
1-23
Sinfonia
Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor)
Air: Every valley shall be exhalted (tenor)
Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass)
Air: But who may abide the day of His coming (contr alto)
Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi
Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr alto)
Air: O thou that tellest good tidings (contr alto)
Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover (bass)
Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass)
Chorus: For unto us a child is born
Pifa
Recitative: There were sheperds abiding (soprano)
Recitative: And lo! the angel of the Lord (soprano)
Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano)
Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano)
Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)
Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto)
Air: He shall feed His flock (alto, soprano)
Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen
4
4
4
6
10
10
12
16
16
17
19
19
20
26
26
26
26
26
27
29
30
30
31
Part II
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
2-9
2-10
2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
2-19
2-20
2-21
2-22
Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God!

Air: He was despised and rejected (alto)
Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
Chorus: All we like sheep have gone
Recitative: All they that see Him (tenor)
Chorus: He trusted in God that He would
Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken (tenor)
Air: Behold, and see if there be (tenor)
Recitative: He was cut off out of the land (tenor)
Air: But thou didst not leave (tenor)
Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Recitative: Unto which of the angels (tenor)
Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship
Air: Thou art gone up on high (alto)
Chorus: The Lord gave the word
Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano)
Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands
Air: Why do the nations so furiously (bass)
Chorus: Let us break their bonds
Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)
Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod (tenor)
Chorus: Hallelujah
35
37
38
41
45
46
50
51
51
51
52
56
57
59
60
62
62
65
66
70
70
70
Part III
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

Chorus and soli: Since by man came death
Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass)
Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass)
Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (contr alto)
Duet: O death! where is thy string? (contr alto and tenor)
Chorus: But thanks be to God
Air: If God be for us (soprano)
Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
Chorus: Amen
76
77
79
79
80
81
82
86
87
92
PART I
1-1 SINFONIA
Grave
11
1.
2.
Allegro moderato
85
1-2 Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor)
3

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Larghetto e piano
TENORE
Com fort ye!

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14

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23
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33
sa lem,
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pare ye the way of the Lord,
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saith your God.
speak ye com for ta bly to
fare,

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my peo ple!
saith your God,
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1-3 Air: Every valley shall be exhalted (tenor)
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Andante
TENORE
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ley,
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and ev ry moun tain and hill
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ted,
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plain,
MESSIAH
1-4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
10

3

4
Allegro
CANTO
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ALTO
TENORE
BASSO

17
Lord

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glo ry, the glory of the Lord,
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PART I
44
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MESSIAH
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PART I
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10
MESSIAH
1-5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass)
BASSO
10

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the Lord of Hosts;
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19
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the heav ns and the earth, the sea and the dry land,
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and I will shake
14
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and the de

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of all na tions shall come.
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The Lord whom ya seek, shall sud den ly come to his tem ple;
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whom ye de light in,
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be hold
he shall come,
ev n the mes sen ger of the Co ve nant,

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saith the Lord
of Hosts.
1-6 Air: But who may abide the day of His coming (contr alto)
Larghetto
CONTR ALTO
21
83
11
But who may a bide the day of his com ing?
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bide the day of his com ing?
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He
is
like
a re
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PART I
69
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for He is like a re fi
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is
like
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pear eth?
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12
MESSIAH
1-7 Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi

CANTO

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Allegro
ALTO

TENORE
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And he shall
pu
ri
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and he shall pu ri
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the
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he shall pu ri fy

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vi,

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And
the sons of
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he shall pu ri
fy

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and
the sons
13

PART I
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f
Le

f
the sons
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ri fy,
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ri fy, shall pu ri
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f
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28

MESSIAH

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and he
shall
pu

f
f f f f
and
fy

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f
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fy,

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f
pu
pu
ri
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pu
ri
f f f

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pu

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8

fy,
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and he shall
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vi,
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8
shall

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and he shall pu ri
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31
f f f f
f

Le
vi,
Le
the

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vi,
sons
f
f f f f
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and he shall pu ri
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fy, shall pu ri
43

f

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and
of
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he shall pu
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Le
15
PART I
vi,
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the sons of
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46
fy the sons of

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shall pu
ri
49
f
of
and
Le
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the sons
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of
f f
Le
f

53
un

un

f
8
un
f

un
f f f
fy
to the Lord an

f f f
to the Lord
f f f
vi,
to the Lord
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to the Lord
f f f f f

f
f f
f f f
an
of fer ing in righ
an
f f f f f
an
of fer ing in righ
f f f f f
of fer ing in righ
the
f f
f
vi, the
the sons,
fy
f f f f f f f f f
ri
f f f f
f
of Le vi,
sons of Le vi,
f f f f
sons of Le vi,
the
f f f f
f

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f

f
ness, in righ

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fy,
teous ness, in righ teous
teous ness, in righ
sons

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that they may of

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that they may of
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2
2
2
fer
fer
fer
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teous ness.
that they may of
that they may of
2
ness.
and
fer
ness.
f f
f
teous ness.
teous ness, in righ teous
f f
sons of Le vi,
of fer ing in righ teous
ri
the
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he shall pu ri
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f

f

f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

shall pu ri
he shall pu
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shall pu ri
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f f

f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f

sons

f
vi,
the
Le
vi,
Le

16
MESSIAH
1-8 Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (contr alto)

CONTR ALTO
Be hold,

f f f

f
f f f f
f
f
f
and shall call his
name

f

f f
ma
vir gin shal con ceive,

f
nu el,
GOD

f f f

f
and bear a son,

f
US.
WITH
1-9 Air: O thou that tellest good tidings (contr alto)

11
6

f
8
f
Andante
CONTR ALTO
f f
f f f f f f ff f
f f
f f f
O! thou that tell est good ti dings to Zi on,
18

f
f
moun tain!
26

moun
34
tain,
51
up
4

f f
thy voice

f

f
71
f
f f
85

f
f
f
f
f
f
f f f f
f
f f
f

f f f f
with strength, lift it up, be not a fraid,
lift

f f f f f f f
f
f f f
say un to the ci ties of Ju dah,

f f

f

f
f
f
f
f
fff f fff f f

f f f
f ff f f f
f f
f

Be hold your God,

f
f
ff ffff
f
f f f f f
Ju
dah,

f

Be hold your God,

f f f f f f f f f

be hold your
78
get thee up in to the high
O! thou that tell est good ti dings to Je ru sa lem,
say un to the ci ties of Ju dah,
59

f f f f f f f
get thee up in to the high moun

f f f f f f f f f

f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
tain.
44

f f f f f f ff f
get thee up in to the high
be hold your God!
God,
rise,
rise,

f f f f
be hold your
f f f
God!
3

f f f f f
a rise, shine, for thy light is come,
fff ff fff fff f f

f
f
a
say un to the ci ties of

f f f f f
a rise, shine, for thy light is come,

f f
and the

f

f
f
f
f f f f
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glo
ry of the Lord,
the glo ry of the
91
99

17
PART I

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
fff
f f f
f f f f f f f f f f f
Lord
is
ri
sen, is ri
sen up on
thee, is ri sen, is ri

f

f
f ff ff
ff f f f
fff
f
glo ry,
the
glo ry,
the glo ry of
the
Lord
sen up on thee,

f f
is ri

f f f
the
up on thee.
sen
(attacca il Coro.)
1-10 Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
f

6
8 f
CANTO
f f f f f f f f f f f ff
f f f
O! thou that tell est good ti dings to

86 f
ALTO

f f
6
8
BASSO

5

f
f f
O! thou
f f f

ru
sa lem,
that tell est good ti dings to
Zi on, to
O! thou
O!
f f f f
f
f
f f
tell est good ti dings to Zi on,
f f f f f f
f
Zi on, good ti

f

f f f f f f f f f f
that tell est good ti dings to Zi on, a

f
dings to
Je

rise,
rise,

f f
f fff
rise,
f
f
rise,
f fff f f f f f f f f f f
say un to the ci ties of Ju dah, be hold your God!
be
hold!
the glo
ry of
the
be
hold!
the glo
ry of
the

f

f

f
f
f
f
f
f
f f
f
f f f f f f f f f f
f

f

rise,
on,

f f f f f f
f
f
f
f

f

f
rise,

f

Zi on, good ti dings to Zi on, a

f f
Zi

f
f

f f f f f f f f f f
sa lem,

f
f
f f f f f f f f f
f
f
f

f
f
f f f
f f f f

rise,
that
that tell est good ti dings to
10
rise,
O! thou

f f f f f f f
f
f f f f f f f f f f
f f

f f
Je ru

O! thou
thou that tell est good ti dings to

dings to

86
TENORE
Zi on, good ti

f f
be
be

f f

f
f f fff f fff f
hold!
the glo
ry of
the
hold!
the glo
ry of
the
f f f f f f
f f f f
18
f

MESSIAH
16
Lord
is
ri sen up
on


f f f

f
f
Lord
f f
Lord
is
ri sen
f f
ri sen
up
f f
is
is
Lord
ri sen
up
up
on
f f
on
f f
on

f f

f f
f f
f f
f
f f f f
f f
f f f
f f f
f f
f f f
thee. O! thou that tell est good ti dings to Zi on, say

f f f f f f f f f

fff f fff f f f f f f f f

f f f f f f f

f
f f
f f f f

f

fff f f
f f f f f f f

f f f f f f f

21
un to the ci ties of Ju dah, be

f
27
f
hold!

f f f f f f f

f
f
Lord,
Lord,
Lord,
the
glo
ry of

the
glo
hold!
ry of
be

f f
the
glo
ry of
f f
ry of
hold!

f f
f
f
the
f f

f f f
Lord,
of the
f f
f

ry of
the glo ry of

f f f
ri
f f

f f
f
f
ri
f f
f f
f f
f f
f f
Lord
of the
f f f f
f f f

f
the glo
ri
the
Lord,
f f f
Lord
Lord
f f f
f f
the
the
ry of
the

f f

f f f f f

f f
Lord
glo
f

f f
the glo
hold!
be

f f
the
the glo ry of
hold!
be
hold!

hold!

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the
be

f

f f
f
ff f f f

Lord,

hold!
f f f f
is
is
is
is
ri
the
Lord,
the
f f
sen up on

f f
sen up on
sen up on
sen up on
Lord,
of the
of the
12
12
thee.
thee.
12
thee.
thee.
12
19
PART I
1-11 Recitative: For, behold! darkness shall cover (bass)
f
f
f f

Andante larghetto
4
BASSO
9
14
19
f f f f
f
f f
and gross dark ness the
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
peo ple,
and gross dark ness the peo ple:
f f

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

f
For be hold! dark ness shall co ver the earth,
f f f f f
f f f

But the Lord shall a
rise
up
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f f f

ff
f f
f f
seen up on thee,
f
f
f
f
and His glo
f f f
f f f f

f
ry shall be
f f
f f
And the Gen tiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the bright ness of thy ri sing.
1-12 Air: The people that walked in darkness (bass)
f f
3 f f f f
f f
f f f f f f f f
Larghetto
BASSO
The peo ple that walk ed in dark
13

f
f
ness,
f
f f f
seen a great light,
f
f f f f f
f f f

f
f f f f f f f f
ness, that walk ed in dark
f f f f
f f f f f
f

the peo ple that walk ed, that walk ed in dark ness have seen a great light, have
ff f
f f f f f f f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f
f
the peo ple that walk ed, that walk ed in dark ness have seen a great light.
f f f f f
f

f f f f f f f f
f f

f
f f
f f f f f f f f
The peo ple that walk ed, that walk ed in dark ness, that walk ed in dark
ness, the
24
f f
f
f f f f
f f

f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
18

peo ple that walk ed in dark
29
ff
f f f
a great light,
36
f f
f f f
f f f
dow of death,
f f
f f f f f f f f f f
f f
f f f f
f
dwell in the land, that dwell in the land of the sha dow of death,
48

f
f f f f f f f f
And they that dwell, that

f f f f f f f f f
and they
that dwell, that
f f f f f f
f f f f

up on them hath the light
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f

shi
54
2
have seen a great light.
dwell in the land of the sha
42
f f f
ness have seen a great light, have seen a great light,
ned,
and they that dwell, that dwell in the land of the sha
dow of death,
f f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f f f f
up on them hath the light
shi ned, up on
them hath the light shi ned.
4

20
MESSIAH
1-13 Chorus: For unto us a child is born
6

f f f f
f f

Andante allegro
CANTO
ALTO
6

TENORE
f f
For un to us a child is

f f f
born,
un to
us
f
f
f
a son is
6

6
BASSO

f f
10

f f f
gi ven,
un to
us

f f f
a son is
f f f f

f
14

us a child is born,

f f f
un to
f
8

us
For un to
us

f f f
a son is
un to
f f f f f
f
f f

us a child is
born,

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f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

for

f f
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17

gi ven,

f f

f
f f f
f
son is
gi ven,

f f f f f f f f
f
For un to us a child is born,

f f
gi ven,
un to

f f
f
For

f f
un to
f f f
f
f
f
f f f f f f f f
un to us a child is born,

PART I
21

f
f
f f
f
us

gi ven,
a son is
21

f f f
un to
f
f
f
us
son is
ff
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

f f

f

27

8

f f
gi ven,
24
un to

f f f
un to
be
f f

up on
his shoul
f
f
f f
f f

up on
f f f f
f f

his shoul
der,

f f f f

f f f f
f f f
der, up on his shoul der, and his name shall be cal led,
Won der ful,
and the go vern ment shall be up on his shoul der, and his name shall be cal led,
Won der ful,
f
f
f f f

f f f f f f f f f f
f f

f f f f
f f f f

f f f
f f f
and his name shall be cal led,
Won der ful,
and the go vern ment shall be up on his shoul der, and his name shall be cal led,
Won der ful,
f f
f
f

f
f f f f f

f f f

and the go vern ment shall

f f f

gi ven,
30

f f
and the go vern ment shall be
f f f f f
f

a son is
f f

f
f f
a son is gi ven,

f f f f f

f
us
us

f f f
f f f
f f

22

f f

f f f f

f f f
f f f f
f

f f

f
f f f
f f

f
f f
f

34
Coun sel lor,
Coun sel lor,
Coun sel lor,
f

38
the migh ty God,

us a child is
For
gi ven,

the
the
f f f f f f

f
e ver last ing Fa ther,

f f
un
born,

f f
the Prince of Peace.
us
f
f
f
son is
f f f f f f f f f
f
f f
f f f

and the go vern ment shall be up on his shoul
gi ven,

f f
f
and his name
der,
f
f

f
der,
f
f
f
f f
f f
shall be cal led,

f
f
f
f
f

f
and his name
f f f f ff fff f f
f

and the go vern ment shall be up on his shoul
f fff f f f

f
Un to us a son is
to
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f f
f

f
f

f f f
f f f f

f

f
the Prince of Peace. Un to
f f f f f f
f
f

45

the
f f

f f f f f f f f
us a child is
Un to us a child is born,

f f
the

f f f
f
f
f
f
f f f f f f
f
f f f
f
f f f
f
un to

born,

the migh ty God,

f f f f f f
41
the migh ty God,
Coun sel lor,
the migh ty God,
MESSIAH
f f f f
shall be cal led,
f f f

f
f

49
f f

Won der ful,

f
f f

Won der ful,

8
f
Won der ful,
f
f f

Won der ful,
f

53
f f
Prince of Peace.

8

f f
Prince of Peace.
f
f f
f f
Prince of Peace.

f f

f f f f
f f

f
Coun sel lor,
f f

Coun sel lor,
the
the
the
f f f
f
the migh ty God,
the
f f f f f
f
f
the
the
f f f f f
f
f
us a child is born,
un to
f f f f f
f
f f

For
For
un to

f

f f
us a child is born,
the
f f f f f
f
f f

For
f
the migh ty God,
f f f
f
the

f f f f f f f f
the migh ty God,
23
f f f
f
f f f
f
the migh ty God,

f f
Coun sel lor,
f f f
f
Coun sel lor,
Prince of Peace. Un to
f
57

f f
PART I

f f f
f
f
f
f f
un to
us a child is born,
f f
un to

f f
us a child is born,

f

60
us

un to
us

f f f

is gi ven,
son

f
8
f f
us

son
is
f f
f f
f
son is
f f
f f
gi ven,
un to

f
f f
f

f f

f f f f f f f f
gi ven, and the go vern ment shall be, shall be up on
his
24

f
f
f
f

63

f
shoul der,

8
be
be
f f
f f f f

f f
the
f
f f
f

f f f f f f
f
f f f
f f
the migh ty God,
f
the
f f f f
the migh ty God,
the
f f f f

f
us a child is
Prince
e ver last ing Fa
ther, Prince
f f f f

f f
Prince
f f

Coun sel lor,

f f f
Coun sel lor,
f f

Coun sel lor,
f f f
f
f
f
f f f f
of Peace.
Peace.
of Peace.

f f
Won der ful,

f f

f f

f f f
f f

Won der ful,
ther, Prince of
f f f f f f f

f f
of Peace. Un to

f f
Coun sel lor,

f f
For
un to
For
un to
f f
For

f f
un to
us a child is born, un to
born,
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born,
fffffff fffff fffffffffff fffff fffffffffff

f f f f f
f f f f f
us a child is
the
e ver last ing Fa
Won der ful,
f f f f
f f f f f f

f
f
f
f f f
Won der ful,

f f f f
up on his shoul der, and his name shall be cal led,
the migh ty God,
f
f
f f f

74
f f
the migh ty God,

f f f f f
up on his shoul der, and his name shall be cal led,
f
70

f f f f f f f f f

his shoul der,
f f
up on
66
f f f f f f f f

and the go vern ment shall be, shall be
MESSIAH
f f
us a child is born,
un to
us a child is born,
f f
f f f f f
un to
us
us

f f f
a son is
f f f
a son is
f f
gi ven,
f f
gi ven,

f f
un to
un to

f f f f f ff f f f f f f f f f f

f f f
us
f
us
f
f
80

f
gi ven, un to us
son
f f f
f f f

f
f f
gi ven, un to us
is
f f f f f

go vern ment, the go vern ment shall be up on his shoul

f

f f f f

f
f f
f f f

and the go vern ment shall be up on his

f f f
f f f
f
f f

gi ven, and the
a son is
gi ven,
a son is
gi ven,

f f f f f

f
f
f
f f

f f f f
a son is gi

f
f f f
der,
f f
shoul der,
a son is

f
f
f f f

f
f f f f
f f f
be up on his shoul der, and his name shall be cal led,
Won der ful,
Coun sel lor,

f
f
f f
f f
f
f f
f f f
f f
the Prince of Peace,
f
f f f f f f
f
f f f
Won der ful,
f f f

Coun sel lor,
f f f
Coun sel lor,
f f f f f f f f
the
the
the
f f f

f f
f f f

the migh ty God, the

f f f f f
f f f f f
f

f
f
f
f

f
8

f
8

8

8

e ver last ing Fa ther, the Prince of Peace.
f f f

f f f

f
f f f f
f f f

f f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f f f f

Won der ful,

f f f

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f f f f

f f
the

f
and the go vern ment, the go vern ment shall
Coun sel lor,
f
f f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f
f

88

f f f
f
f

f f
f f f f

f f f f
and the go vern ment, the go vern ment shall
f f f f f f f

f
Won der ful,
f f f f f f f f f

f
ven,
f
f
f
f
f f f f f f f
f f f
is
83
son

f f f f f f f

f f f
un to us
f f

un to us
f f f f f ff f f f f f f f f f f
f
25
PART I
77
26
MESSIAH
1-14 PIFA
Larghetto, e mezzo piano
10
12
8

10

Fine.
Da Capo.
1-15 Recitative: There were sheperds abiding (soprano)

f

SOPRANO
f
f f
f f f

f ff f
ff f f f f f f f
There were shep herds a bid ing in the field, keep ing watch
o ver their flock by night.
1-16 Recitative: And lo! the angel of the Lord (soprano)

Andante
SOPRANO
f
Lord
And lo!
f

f
f f f
f f

f

the an gel of the Lord came up on them,

f
shone round ab out

f f f f
f f f f f f f

them,
and they were
sore
and the glo ry of the
fraid.
1-17 Recitative: And the angel said unto them (soprano)

SOPRANO
And the An gel
f f
f

f f

day,
f f f

ty

f f f f
Fear not,
Da vid,
f f
Sa viour,
f f f

f f f f f f

for be hold!
to all peo ple:

f f f f
of
f f f f
which shall be
f f
in the ci
said un to them;

f f
f

of great joy,
ti dings

f f f f f f f f

I bring you good
For un to you
f f

which is Christ,
is born this
f
f
the Lord.
1-18 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano)

SOPRANO

f
of
the
heav n
Allegro
2
ly
host,

f f
f f

And sud den ly
prais
ing
f
f f f f f f f

there was with the an gel
f
God,
f

and
say
ing;
a mul ti tude
Allegro
f f f f

CANTO
f f f f f f
Glo ry to God,
BASSO

2
earth!

f
f
f
f f f
Glo ry
to God,
to God,
f f f
glo
ry
to God,

f f f
glo
ry
to God,

f f f
glo
ry
to God,

f

f
20
good

f

to
earth,
will

f f
f
f f f f f
and peace on
to
men, to wards men,
f

earth,
wards men,
est,
f
f
f f f
f f

f
glo
glo
glo
ry
f f f
f f f f
will
good
will

f f
f f
to God in the high est,
to

f f f f f
to
f
will
will
to
to
wards men,
good
to
will
f fff f
to
will
wards
good
wards men,

f f f f f
wards men,
good
f f f f f
good
and peace on
f f f
ry
good will
and peace on

f f f
ry
wards men, to wards men,
good
and peace on
to God,

f f f
Glo ry
est,
glo ry to God in the high

f f f
Glo ry
2
earth!
14
2
2

8

f f f f f f
Glo ry to God,
7


f f
f f

est,

f
f
f
f
f
f

Glo ry to God,
TENORE

f

f
f

f
ALTO
27
PART I
1-19 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
wards
f fff f
wards men,
to
wards
28
MESSIAH
f f f f f f f f f

23

to
wards men,
men,
good

8
men,

high

high

8
high

34

high
f f f
f f f
will
est,
and
to
f f f f f f f
38

to
on
earth,
and
peace
on
earth,
and
peace
good
good
good
will
on
wards men,
to wards men,

f

f f
will
f f
will
to wards
f fff f
to
wards
good will,
will
to
good will,
good will,
to
f f
good
will
f f f f f
good
good
good will,
will
to

to
will to
good will,
good will,
f f f f f
wards
will
good will,
f f
men,

f f f f f
f f f f f f
men,
good will
good
f f
glo ry to God in the
to wards men, good
f f f f
Glo ry to God,
f f
f f f f

good will,
f f f f
Glo ry to God,
good will,
f f f f

earth,

f f

f f f f
Glo ry to God,
f f

f f f f

peace
f f f f
Glo ry to God,
earth,
and
wards men,
on
good will
peace
f f f f
wards men,

f f f
f
f f f

f f f f f
to
men,
to wards men.
to wards men.
to wards men.
will
est,
men.
f f
est,

f
will
est,
good
28
wards
to
good

f
good will,
good will,
good will,
7

7

7

7

wards
men.
wards men.
wards men.
wards men.
29
PART I
1-20 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)

Allegro
8

12
8
SOPRANO
Re joice,
13
f f f f f f f f f

f
ff

23
29
52
fffffff

69
74

f f f f f f f f f f
85
97
O daugh ter of Si on,
great ly,
re joice
f f
shout,

f f
f f f f f
f f f
be hold thy King cometh un
to thee,
be hold thy King cometh
ff f fffffff
7

f f f f f f f f f
f
to thee.
Re joice,
re joice,
re joice
great ly!
re joice
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

O daugh ter of Si on, shout, O daugh ter of Je ru

f ff f f f
f

f f
f f

ffffff ff ff
fff
f

ffffff f ff

to thee,
f f f
fff f
re joice,
f f
f
f

f f f f f f f f f f f ff f f f f
ru sa lem, be hold

f
thy
shout, O daugh ter of Je ru sa lem,
re joice,
and shout,
shout,
shout,
shout,
re joice
re joice
great ly, O daugh ter of Si on, shout,
thy King cometh un
to thee,
He is
the righ teous Sa
peace un to the hea
then,
He shall speak peace,
f
f f f f f f
f
be hold thy King
viour,
f f
O daugh ter of Je
Adagio

ff ff f f ff ff ff f f ff
Fine.
f f ff f f f f
f f
f

f f f
f f f f f
f f
f f f f
7

be hold
f f f f f f f f f
O daugh ter of Si on,
be hold thy King cometh un
f f

f

re joice
f f f
f
f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
f f f f

f

sa lem,
f
to thee,
great ly,
80

great ly,
64
re joice,

King cometh un
58
O daugh ter of Si on, re joice,
ffffff f fff fff ffffff fff f f fff

f
f
f
f f f f f f f f f f f ff f f f f f
un to thee, cometh un
47
re joice
great ly!

daugh ter of Je ru sa lem,
35
re joice
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ff f f f f
on,
great ly, O daugh ter of Si
19
re joice,
fffffff

f
to thee.
cometh un
f f f

f
and He shall speak
peace,

f f

f
He shall speak
30
102

then,
peace un to the hea
107
MESSIAH

f f f

f
f
f f f

f f f

f f f
speak,
He is
viour, and He shall
righ teous Sa
f f
ff f
f
f
f
peace,
the
He shall speak peace un to the
hea
then.
Da Capo.
1-21 Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto)
f
ALTO
5

f f f
f

f
f
f
f
f
f

f
f f
Then shall the eyes of the blind be o pen d,
f ff f
shall the lame man leap as a hart,

f f

f f f f f f f
f f
and the ears of the deaf

f f

f
and the tongue of the dumb
un stop ped; then
shall sing.
1-22 Air: He shall feed His flock (alto, soprano)

Larghetto, e piano

12
8
ALTO
SOPRANO
7
herd,
28
33

f f f f f f
them

f ff f f f ff f

gent
48
his arm,
in his bo som
to
f f f f
him that are
with
his
arm,
f f
Come
un
hea vy la den, and he will give you rest;
come un
to
to
him, all ye that la
un to
for he
your souls,

f f f f f

he
is
is
bour come

f f ff f
f

f
f
come un
to
hea vy la den, and he will give you rest.
that are
him
and

f
f f
f f f f
f f f
ye shall find rest
and
with young, and gent ly lead,

f f

f f f

f
f f f f ff

f
f f
f
bour
and
herd,
he shall feed his flock like a
and gent ly lead those that are

SOPRANO
f f f f f

f ff f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
un
shep

f f f

f
f
f

f
f

f
ff
f
f
f ff
Take his yoke up on you, and learn of him,
43
with
ly lead those that are with young.
ye that la
38
f f f f ff
shall ga ther the lambs with his arm,
and he

f
f ff
f
f f f
f

f f f f f f
f
f

f f f
f
f

f
f
f
f
f
f f
ff ff f
f
car ry
22

f f f f
He shall feed his flock like a
shall ga ther the lambs with his arm,
shep
17
ALTO
f f

f f f
f f
f ff ff ff f
he
12
3

him, all
f f f f
meek and low ly of heart, and ye shall find rest, and
f f f f f f
f f f f f f
take his yoke up on you, and learn
f f f f f f
f f f f f
f
meek and low ly of heart, and ye shall find rest, and ye shall find rest un to
of him,
your souls.
for
4

CANTO

f f f f f ff f f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f f f f f f
Allegro
ALTO

TENORE

His yoke
is
31
PART I
1-23 Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen
ea
sy,
his bur then is
BASSO
4

f
f f f
f f f f

light,
his bur then,
f f f f
bur
his
f f

then
is light,
f
f f f f f

7

yoke
ff fff
is

fff f
sy,

10

his
ea
bur then
ff f
is
light,

bur then,
yoke
is
ea

f f f
his bur then,
his bur then,
f f f f
his
His yoke
f
his
his
his
bur
his
then

f fff
bur
f f
bur
then

f
then
ff f
is light,
bur then
ff ff f
is
f f f
bur then

f f
is light,

f f
is light,
f
f
is light,
bur then
his
sy,
f f f f f
f
f f f f f
f
f

sy,

f f
f f f
f
f
f
His
f f f
is
ea
is

f ff f
is
light,

f
his
f f f f f ff f f f f f
f f f f f f f
f
light,

f
His

f
fff
light,
his bur then,

his
32
MESSIAH

f
f

ff f f
13
bur
is light,
then

19
bur then,
his

f
ea
bur then
his
f f f f
f

his
bur
yoke
his
fff
bur
bur

8
f f

bur

f f

f
f f
fff
his
yoke
then is
light,

f f
f f

f f f
then
bur
is light,
f

f
ea
bur
f f f f
f
bur then,
his
f
his
yoke

f
is
f f f
light,
his
bur then,

f
his

f
yoke
ff ff f
is
f fff
ea
his
then
bur
then is
f f f
f
bur then
is
is light,
bur
f
his
f f f f
f f

his
his
sy,

f
his

f
f f f f
f f f f
then
is
sy,
his
f ff ff
his
is
light,
is
bur then
is light,
then
f f
his
light,
his
ea
is
ff ff f
his
f f f f f
sy,

f f f
is light,
then
f ff f f f f f f f f
f f f f f

f
f f

sy,
f f

is light,
then
light,
is
bur
f f

is light,
then

f f f f
22
f f f f f ff f f f f f f f f

f f f
f
bur then, his
his
f f f
f
f f f f
f f f

f

16
yoke
f f

is light,

ff ff f
is
f
fff
light,
ea
his
f ff
fff
yoke
is
ea
ffff
25

PART I

f ff f f f f f f

f
sy,
f
bur then
his
bur then
is
light,
28
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

f f f f
his bur then,

f f f f f
bur then,

8
f f f
his bur
f f
f

31
yoke

ff ff
is
f
ea
light,

his
f f f
f
f f
f

his
bur then,
his bur
f f f f f ff f f f f f f
f
light,
f f f
f f f f
his
bur then
ff f
is
f
his
bur then

f f
is light,
ea

f f
is light,
bur then
is
f
is
f

is
light,
light,
light,
f
his
his bur
then
bur then,
his bur
then is
f f
is
f f f f

bur then
is
light,

f
f f f
light,
his bur then
f
is
light,
is
f

f f f f
f

sy,
his
his
bur then,
f f f f f f f
f f
f
his bur then
his
bur then,
f f f
his
f f f f
is
is
f
f
f f f f
f

f
his
f fff
f f f f

f
f f f f f ff f f f f f f
f f f
f f f

then, his
sy,

f
f
his bur then
his
f
f f f

f f
yoke
then
light,

his bur
is light,
is light,
then

f
f fff
f f f f f f f

34
his bur
f

8
bur then,

fff f f
bur then,

f
his
light,
sy,

f f f f f
fff
f
then
f
light,
is

f f f f

f f f f
f f f
his
33
f f f f

his bur
f
f
his
bur
his
bur
f f

his

f f
then
is
f f f
then is
f f f
then is
34
37
f f
f f
f

bur then,

f
light,

f
f

41
light,

f
light,

f f
light,
light,

f
his yoke
f f
his yoke
light,

f f f
light,

f f f

47
light,
light,
his

f

f
8
f

is
ea
is
ea
f
f f
is
f f f
yoke
is
f f f
f
ea
yoke
f f
sy,
ea
is
is
is
ea
sy,
ea
sy,
ea
sy,
ea
is
is
his bur
f f
his bur

f f
f f
f f f f
f ff
ff
his yoke
f f
sy,
sy,
is
ea
f f
then is

f f f
then is
f f
then is
then is
ea
f f f f
is
his
bur then
sy,
his
bur

f f
then
sy,
and
and
and
and
his
his
bur

f
bur
his
his

f
his
bur
is
bur
is
then is
bur
END OF THE FIRST PART

f
is
his
bur then
is
f f f f
sy,
his bur then
f f f
f f f
f f f f

f f
f
his
light,
his
yoke
is light,
light,
is
his yoke
light,
his
then
yoke
yoke
f f
is
light.

f
then
is
light.
then
is
light.
is
bur then

f
his
sy,
f ff f f f f f f
sy,
f
ea
f
f f
f f f
f
ea sy,
his bur
then
f f
f f f f
f
ea
is

f f f f
f

f f
his bur
sy,
ea
is
bur

f f f f ff f f f f f f
f
f
f f f f f ff f f f f f f f f f f f
f
sy, and his bur

then

f f
f f f f
f
f f
f
sy,
is
light,

f f f
yoke
his
ea

f f f f
his
light,
is
his yoke
f f f
f
fff
f f f f f
f f f
his
light,
is
his yoke
f
fff
f
his yoke
f f
f

44
f f f f
f
is
his bur then

f

light,

f
f f

then is light,
his bur
f f

f
fff
is
light,
MESSIAH
then
is
light.
PART II
2-1 Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God!
CANTO
ALTO

Largo
3

3

3
TENORE

BASSO
6

f
be

f f f
God!
3

sin

f f
of
the
of
f
sin
f
f ff f
sin
world,
the world,
of the
world,
be
f
that
f
f

f f

f f
f f

f
tak
of
Be
eth
a way
f f
f f

a way
that
eth
f

of

f
the

f
the
the
a way
f
f f f

hold the Lamb of God!
the
eth a way
that tak
be

f
f
f
f

f f f f f f f
f
of
be hold the Lamb of God, the Lamb of God,

f f f f f
f f f f f f f
f f
be hold the Lamb of
hold the Lamb of God, the Lamb of God!

f f
f
f f f f f

f f f f
be hold the Lamb of God!
be
f f f f
f
that tak eth a way
the sin
of the world,
f f

f f f
f f f
f

f f f f
that tak
eth a way
the sin
that tak
eth a way
the sin

f f

f
f f f
f
be
f f
God, the Lamb of God!
sin
be
the
God!

f

f f
tak eth

f f

f
hold the Lamb
tak eth, that tak
that tak eth a way

f f
f f
f f

Be hold the Lamb

f f f f f f
of God!
f f

be

8
hold the Lamb
of God!
that
God!
f f

of the
world,
sin
12

f
f
f

f f f
f f f f

f f

f
of God!

f f f

f f
hold the Lamb

f
f f

f
f
f f f f

f
Be
Be hold the Lamb
hold the Lamb of God, the Lamb of

9

f
f

f

f
f f

f
hold the Lamb of
f f
world,
f
the sin of the world,
be
the sin of the world,
be
of the world, of
the
be

f
f f f f f
f f f
f f
f f f f f
of the world, the sin of the world,

be
f

f
f f f
f f f f

of the world,
36
16

f f
f f f f
hold the Lamb of God,
20
f
f f f
sin
sin

f
the sin
the sin
f f
f f
f
f f

8
way
f

way

f
27
the

f
the
sin
sin
f
sin
world, that tak

f
world,

f
8
world,
f
the sin
world,
the
f f

f
sin,

f f
of
f f
of
f f
of
f f
eth a

f f
that tak
f
God!
of
God!
of
God!

f f f
the
of

f f f f f f

f
f f f ff
f

ff f f
of
of the world,
sin
of the world,
f f f f f f

the Lamb
of the world,
f f f f

f

the Lamb

f f f f

f f f f f
24
the Lamb
f f
f f f
f f f f
be hold the Lamb of God! that tak eth a way

f

f f f
f
f f
f

f
MESSIAH
f f
that tak

f f
that tak

f f
eth a
f
f
eth a

f f
eth a

way
that
tak
eth a way
the
that
tak
eth a way
the
world,
f f

f f
that
tak
f f
world,
the
world,
f
f f

the sin
of
the
world,
the sin
world,
f
way
the
sin
f
way
f f f
f f f
way
way
the
the
f
the
eth
of
sin

f f
a way
f f
f f
that tak
eth
the sin

f f
the sin
of
the
of
the

f f
the sin
of
3

f f
3
3
3
of
of
of
of
the world.
the world.
the world.
the world.
f f f
f f
that tak eth a

f f
f f
world,
the
the
sin
sin
of

f
the sin

f f
the sin

f f f f f f
f
f
f

the
f f
the
the sin,

f f
f f f f f

f f
the
of the world,
the
of the world,
f f
of the world,

f f f f f f

that tak eth a way
of the world,
f f
f f
the sin
that tak eth

f f
the
13
f f f

f

f f
18
He was de spi sed,
a man of

f f f

f
was de spi sed,
30
34

f f f
re ject ed,
44
f
f
f
6

f
f

grief,

f
spi sed and re ject ed of men,
He
a man of

f f
f
f

f
f
a man of sor rows,

f f

f f f
sor rows, and ac quaint ed with
man of

f
f
f f f
f
to the smi ters,

f f f f f
2

f f f f f f

f f f f f f
f f
f
He gave his back

f f f f f
f
f
re ject ed,

f f
rows, and ac
a man of sor rows, and ac quaint ed with grief;

f f f
grief, and ac quaint ed with
Fine.
54
He was de
quaint ed with grief,
f f

f
f f

f f
sor

f fff f f f f f f f f f f
f f

f

f f f
f
f f f
f f f f f f f
sor rows, and ac
a man of
a man of sor rows, and ac quaint ed with grief;
He was de spi sed,
38
rows,
re

f f f f f f f f
f f
fff

quaint ed with grief,
25
sor
f
de spi sed and re ject ed,

f f f f f f f f

fff
ject ed of men,

f f f f f f f
f

f f f
f
f
Largo
7

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

f
and ac quaint ed with grief.

f f f f f f
f f f f f f
f
He gave his back

f f f
f f f
to the smi ters, and his cheeks to
f
f f f f

f f

f
f
them that pluck ed off the hair, and his cheeks to them that pluck ed off the hair, and his cheeks to
58

f f

f
f f f f f f
them
62

that pluck ed off the hair;

f f f
f
face from shame,

f f f
from shame,

f
f
f f
he hid not his face
f f
f f
f

f
f
f f f f
f
f
from shame and spit ting, he hid not
f
f

f f f
he hid not his face from shame,
his

f f f
from shame and spit ting.
Da Capo.
38
MESSIAH
2-3 Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
CANTO
ALTO
TENORE

f f f f f f
f f f f f f f f f f
f

su re ly, he hath borne our griefs, and car ried our sor rows!
Su re ly,

5 f

f f f
ff
f f f f f f
f f f

f f
Largo e staccato
5

Su re ly,
su re ly,
f f f f f f

Su re ly,
su re ly,

f
5 f f f f f

5

8
BASSO

9
Su re ly,

f
f
f f
f f
f f

su re ly,
su re ly,
su re ly,
su re ly,
su re ly,
f f f f

f f f
f f
20
f
f
tise ment,

f

8
tise ment,

f f f
f f
the chas tise
f f f f
f
f
f f f f
the chas tise ment,
f f
f f
ed,
f f

f f f f
f f
of

f f f f f
f f f f
f
our
peace
the chas tise ment of our peace
f f
ment of
f
f f
f
f f
our peace
the chas tise ment of our peace
f
was
f ff
was
f f
was
He was
was

f f f
ni qui ties;
ni qui ties;
ni qui ties;
f
f f
the chas
the chas
2
f f f
2
f f f f

2
2
up on
was
f f f f f
f
He
ni qui ties;

f f f
was wound
f f f f f
f f f
f f
was
He was bruis ed for our
He
He
was bruis ed for our
bruis ed, He
f f
ed,
f f f f

f f
f
ed,
f f
the chas tise ment
the chas tise ment,
f f f f f

f f f f f
f f
f f

f f f
f f f
bruis
wound ed for our trans gres sions; He was bruis

f
he hath borne our griefs, and car ried our sor rows!
wound ed for our trans gres sions; He was
f f
f
f

f
f f

f f f f f

f f f f f f
ed for our trans gres sions; He was
f f f f f
he hath borne our griefs, and car ried our sor rows;

f f

f f
f
f
our griefs, and car ried our sor rows;
wound ed for our trans gres sions; He was bruis

f

f
f f
f
f
f f f f f

ff ff
su re ly, he hath borne
su re ly,

f
f
f f f f f f f

14
f f


f ff f ff f f
su re ly,
su re ly,
up
up
on
on
f f
up on
him;
him;
him;
him;

f f f f f
f f f
f

f f
And with his stripes are we hea

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Alla breve, moderato
and with his stripes are we hea
led,

And with his stripes
are
we
f f f f f f f
hea
12

ffff
led,
are we

hea
led,

led,
29
stripes

hea

f
hea
are
f f f

we
And with his
and with his stripes
are
we
and with his stripes are we hea led,
hea
we
f f f f

are
led,
f
f
led,
f f f f f f f


f f f f f f f

8
hea
we
are
And with his stripes

stripes are we hea

8
and with his
f f f f f f f
led,
21
led,
hea
f f f f f
f
f f f
led,
are
led,
we hea
led,
f f f f f f f
led,
and with his stripes are we
stripes are we hea
are
led,
ff
f

f f f f f f f f f f
and with his

f f
f
ff f f f f
f
we hea
f f

and
40
38

MESSIAH

f f f f

8

47
with his
led,
led,
are
we

led,

f f f f

ff
are
we
hea
hea
f f
led,

are
led,

f f f
8

we
hea
and
are we
and with his

led,
f ffff

and
led,
with his
f f f f f f f
hea
led,
led,

led,
f
f
f f f f f f f f
led,
f

f fff
f f f f
stripes

f f f
f
f

f f
ff
f f f f
f f
f f f
f f f
f
f
f f f f
f f ff
f f f f

f f
f
65
we
are

f
stripes

hea
we
hea
57
are
led,
stripes

f f f f

f f f
f
f f f f f ff f

with his stripes
are
we
led,
hea
ff
f f f f f
73

f f

are
we

hea

stripes are we hea
and
with
led,
are
f ff
we
hea
led,
and with his

Adagio
f f
f
f

ffff
stripes
f f
his stripes
and with his
ff
41

hea
f f f f

8
led,
f f f f
we
ff
and with his stripes are
f ff f
f f f

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f
led.

led.

led.
led.

2-4 Chorus: All we like sheep have gone
Allegro moderato
A tempo ordinario
f f
f
f
All we, like sheep,

f f f
f
All we, like sheep,

f f

f

f
All we, like sheep,
f f f f

All we, like sheep,

7
f f
f f
sheep,
all we, like
f
sheep,
f
8
sheep,

sheep,

f f f
all we, like
all we, like sheep, have gone a stray,
f
f
f

f f f
all we, like
all we, like
f f f
all we, like

f
f f f fff fffffff f f f f
all we, like sheep, have gone a stray,

all we, like
f f
f

f f f f

all we, like sheep,
f
sheep,
all we, like

f f fff ff f f
f
we have tur

f f f f f f f
ff ff f
f f f
sheep, have gone a stray,
like sheep,
f f f

all we, like sheep,
f

f f f f
all we,
f f
f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
f f f f
f
f
f
f f

f ffff ff
f f ff f
sheep, have gone a stray,

f

f f
we have
42
12
MESSIAH

f
f
ned ev ry one
f
8
tur
ned
16
ned ev ry one to his own

f f f
f fff f f f f f
his own
way.

f f f f f

f f f f
f
have gone a stray,
have gone a stray,

ff f
have gone a stray,
All we, like sheep,
f f f f f f f f
f

f
f
f

have gone a stray,

All we, like sheep,
22
f
f
f
f
f

f
f f f

f f f

f

f f f
we have tur

f f f f f f f
f
f

ned ev
his
own
way,
to
to
his
own
f f f ff
f f
f f f

f f f f f f f
f
f f f f
his own way, we have
we have tur ned, we have tur ned ev ry one
to
his own way,
we have tur ned ev
to
his own way,
ry one

f

f
f
f
f f
f
ry one
to
we have tur
ned ev
f
we have tur
fff ffffffff fffff f f f f f

ned,
f f f f f f f f f f

f
f
f
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
26
to
f
way, ev ry one to his own way. All we, like sheep,
ev ry one
All we, like sheep,

f f f f f fff f f f f f
f
ff f

way.
we have tur

own

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
ff fff f ff f f ff f f f f f f f f f

his
to

ry one
way,

f
f f f f f f

f f f f
f f f f f f
we have tur ned ev ry one

to

f f f
f f
f f
f
f
his own way,
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PART II
f
tur ned
f f f
35

f f f f f f f
we have tur ned
f
f
f f

ev ry one to his own way.
we have tur ned

ff

8
we have tur
ned
have gone

f f f
ev

ned,

f f
f f
ry one
we have tur ned

f f f f f f
we have tur ned, we have tur ned
fff ffff ff f
f f

f f
ned, we have tur ned,
f f
f
f
ev ry one to
to
his
own
we have tur
f f

f f f f

we have tur ned ev ry one to

f f f f
a stray,

we have tur
f f f f f f f
f

ned,
f f
we have tur

f
have gone a stray,
f f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
have gone a stray,

f f f
f

f f f f f f f f f

way,
All we, like sheep,
ff

f f f f f f f f f
fff
f f f f f

45
f
ev ry one to his own way. All we, like sheep,
fff

f f f
f f
f f

f
f
f
f f f
have gone a stray,
All we, like sheep,
ev ry one to his own way. All we, like sheep,

f f f f f f f
have gone a stray,
41
f
we have tur ned
f f f f f f f

f
f
f f f f f f f f
f f f

ev ry one to his own way.
43

f f f

f
f
f f f f f
f f f f
ev ry one to

f f f f f f f f
we have tur ned ev ry one to

f f
f
f f
f
f f
f f f
his own way,
his own way,
his own way, we have
f f
f
his own way,
44
49
MESSIAH

f
f f f f f f
f
f f

we have tur ned ev ry one,
f f
f
f f f
f
f
59
we, like sheep,
f f
all we, like sheep,
all we, like sheep,
we, like sheep,
fffff
all we, like sheep,
f
f
f f
we have tur ned,

f f f

we have tur ned,

f

f
f f f f

ev ry one to his own way,
f
stray,
f f f
f f f f
have gone a stray,

f f f
f f f
we have tur ned
f
f
f f
ned, we have tur
f f f f f f f
f ff f
we have tur

f ff f f f f f f f f f f
f ff
f
we have tur
ned, we have tur

f
f f f f f f f
f
f f f f f f f f f f
f
f

ned,
we have tur ned
ev ry one to his own way, we have tur
f ffff
f
f f
have gone a
we have tur ned,
we have tur ned
ev ry one to his own way. All
f
f
f
f
f f f

f
ff

f
f
f
f

f
f
f
f f f f f
we have tur ned
we have tur ned,

f f f f f f f
stray,
we have tur ned ev ry one to his own way. All

f
f f f ffff ffff
have gone a stray,

f f f

f
f f f f f
f f f f f f
f fff
ff fffff
f f
all we, like sheep, have gone a
fffff
64
f f
f f f f

f
f f f
f
f
f f f
f
we, like sheep,
ev ry one to his own way. All

f f
ff f f f f
f f f f f f
f

f f f f f f
f
we, like sheep,
tur ned ev ry one to his own way,
f f

53
we have tur ned ev ry one to his own way,
f

f
f

f f f f f f

to his own way. All
we have tur ned ev ry one to his own way,
f f
f f f f
f f f f f

f f

f f f f
ned,

f f
we have
ned,
f f f f f f f f f
f
we have tur
68
45
PART II

8

72

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
ff
ned,
his own way, we have tur ned ev ry one to
ev ry one to
f f
f f f f
f f f
f f f f f f f f

tur ned ev ry one to his own way, we have tur ned ev ry one to his own
78

f

f

way.
f f f f

f f
f
f f
f f f f f f
his own way, we have tur ned ev ry one to
ev ry one to
laid

on
laid

him,

8

on
him,

f
his own
on
him,
on
him,
on
him
laid
laid
on
him,
him,
on
him,
on
laid
laid
him,
him,
hath
laid
hath
and the Lord hath
And the Lord hath
And the Lord hath
Lord hath

we have
way.
85

fff fff ff f ff fffff f

f ff f f
f f ff
f f f f
fffff f fff f f f
ned, we have tur
we have tur ned
ned,
tur
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f f f
f
f

f
ned
ev ry one to his own way, we have tur ned
f
f
f
f
f
f f f f
f
f
f f f f f
f f

f f
we have
ned
Adagio
we have tur


f f
tur ned ev ry one to his own way, we have tur ned ev ry one to his own way.
And the


we have tur
his own

f f
f f
on
him,
him,
ni qui ty
of
f f
i
f f
ni qui ty
of
f f
i
f f
ni qui ty
of
f f
f f
f f

the
the
ni qui ty
of
laid
hath
on

laid
us
us
Lord hath

the
way. And the Lord hath
f f
the

f
on
the
on
all.
all.
us

all.
all.
us
2-5 Recitative: All they that see Him (tenor)

Larghetto
TENORE
7
f

8
3

8
shoot out their lips,

f f
All they
f

f f f f
that see him,
and shake their heads,

laught him to scorn;
say
f f
ing,
f
they
46
MESSIAH
2-6 Chorus: He trusted in God that He would

CANTO

Allegro
ALTO

TENORE

BASSO
4

Tutti
f f
He trus ted in
God that he

12

he
f

f
de light
li ver him:
f f
f

f

f
8

if he de light in

f f f f f f f
in him, if he de light in
li ver him, if he
let him de
li ver him,
f
f
de light
li ver him:
He
him,
would de li ver him:
f f f f f
f
f
f f
in him, let him de li ver him, if
ted in God that he

f f f f
him, if he de light
in him, let him de
if he de light in him,
f f f
in
He

f f f f f
ted in God that he
trus

f f f
f f f f
if he de
in him, if he de light in him, if he de light
He trus
him.

f
f f f f f
f f f f

f
f
f f
would de

f f f f f
if he de light

f f f
f f f

f fff f

f f f f f
trus
f f f f f
let him de
f f f f f f f f
ted in God that he
f
f f f f

f f f f f f

f f f

f f
if he de light
let him de li ver him,
f

f f f f
f f f f f f

f
f
f

f f f
He trus
if he de light in him,
de
would
f f
f

f f f f f f f f

li ver him,
f f f f f
f
f

f f f
ted in God,
light
fff f f f
f
f f f

f
f
in
God, in God he
16

f
f
f f f f

f
would

f f
f f f f
f

ted; let him de
trus

f
f f
f f f
f
f f f

f

f

f f f
f
f

let
light
him de li
f f

f f

f
light
f

f f
him,
He
trus
li ver him,

f
light

f
light
f f
him de
li
He trus
him de li
f f

ver him.

f f f
ted in God,
in
f
if
if
li
he de
he de
he de

f f
light
light
him, if
in

f f f f
ver him, if

f
de
he
f f
ff
de light

f f f

f f f f f f
f f
let him de
li ver him:
f f

f f
f f f
f
ver him.
he de
He
light
trus

f
li ver him, if he
him.
in him,
de light
let him de
li
in
f f f
he
he
would de
f f
f
if he de

f fff f f f f
ted in God that he
light
f f
f

f f f f f
let him de
him,
he trus ted in God, let him de li ver him,
f f f f
him, if
him de
in
f

f f f
f f f
f
f f f f f f

f
f

f f f f f
in him, if
ver him,
in
f f
him,
in
in him,

f f f
if
f f

let


f f f
ver him,
in him, if he de light

f f

let
in him.

f
let
f
in him,
in
f
26
f fff f
he de light
in
f f f
him,
f f f
him,
22
fff
him, if
if he de light
li ver
47
f
f f f
li ver him,
let him de
f f f
f f f
f f
f f f
li ver him:
de
f f f
f f

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de
if he
de
f
f

f f f
ted in God,
He

f

f
he
48
29

f
trus

MESSIAH
ted in God that he
in
would
f f f f f
him,
trus

32

f f f

f

if he de light

f f f f f

f f f f f

f

f
let
him de
f

f f

li
f
f
him:
f

let
f f f
him de li
let
him de

f f
ver him.
f
in
if he de
ted in God that he
f f f
him de li
li
f f

ver him,
let
ver him,
in
li
f f

him de li

f f
ver him,
ver him,

f f
f
let
if he de
him,
light
him de

f f f
f f
in
f f f f f f
would
de
li
ver
f

f f f

f
let
f f f

f f f f
f
light

in
de
ver him.

f f f f f
let
he
f f

He trus
f f
him de
f

f
f f
light
ver him,
f
let
f f

f
ver him,
him,
him de li
f

f f

light in him,
f f f f f
he de
if
ver him,

f f
li
li
f f
if

f f f
de light
he

f
f f f
in him, let
let him de

f f
f
f
f

38
him,
him, if he de light

35
in

f f

f f
li ver him,
let him de
him,
him, if he de light
in
li ver him, if
li ver him,
let him de
f f
ted in God, let him de
li ver him:
de

f f
f f
f
f f f
f f f

f
f
f

f f

f f f f
f f

f f f f f f f f

f f f f f
f f
him de
f
if

f
f f f f

f
he de light in him, let

f f f
li

f f f
ver him,
f
if
if
he de
f f f
f f f

he de light in him, let
41

f
de
him
li

f f
in him.
f

him
de

f f
light
li

50
ver him,
let

f f
f
He
trus

f
trus
him.
He
f f f f f

him, if he de light,
f f
him de
f f
ted in
light
li
ver him,
f f
God that he
f
f
light
him,
him de li

f f
ver him,

f
let
f f
him de

f f
he de light
if
f f

f f f
ver him.
f
in
f f
f f f f f f
if he de

f f f f f

f f f f f f f
f f f
f f f f f

him, if he de
f f

let
in
him de li
ver him,
him,
f f f
f f f f f f
ver him,
in
he de light
he de
him, let

f

f
if
li ver him, if

f f
in

f f f f f
de
he
li
f f f f f f
f f f f f f f

let him de li ver him,

47
f f f f

f

f

let him de
f f
him de li
f f
f

f f f f f f f f
would
de li ver him:

f f f

f f
ted in God that he

fff f f fff f
f
let

f f f

f f f
li ver him, if

f f
f f
trus
f f f fff f
f f
f
f
He

f f
ver him. He trus

f f f

f f f
f f f

f
49
He trus
li

ver him,

f
light
44
PART II
would
li

f f f f
de
light
f f
f f
if he de light
f f f
f f

li
ver him:
in
in
let him de

f f f f f f f f
ver him, let him de
f f
f f
li
f f f
f
f f
f f
f f f
f

in him, if
he de
50
f f

53
li ver him,

f
f f

56
f f
light

f
if
f f
f f
f

f

f
8
in him,
f f f f f f
f

f f f f f
f f f
f f

in

f f
him, if
in
in
f f f

li ver him:
him,
f
f
him, let him, let him
f f f f
f f f f
f f f f
de li
de li
let him, let him
ver him,
ver him,
ver him,
f f
f
ver him,
ver him,
Adagio

f f f f
de li
let him
f f f f
li
him de li
f f
light
f
f
God that he
f

f
f f f f
he de
f f

f f
ted in
trus
f f f
he de light
if
f f f f
f
f f f f f
let

f f
f
ver him,
f
he de
f f f
He
de
him
li

f f f
if
him, let

f f
ver him.
f f f f f f
in
f f f
f f
him,
him de li

f
him de
f f
in
him,

f
he de light
let
in
light
f f
in him, let
he de

f
he de light
if
him,

f f

in
he de light

f f f f
8

f f f f f f
f f
light
59
f
f f f

f
f
f f
if
MESSIAH
he de light
if
ver him, if
f f

8
f

f f
f f f f f
de
would
if
he
de
light
if
he
de
light
in
him.
he
de
if
if
he
de
him.
in
light
in
light
in
him.
him.
2-7 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken (tenor)

TENORE
Largo
f f

f
f
Thy re buke

f f
f
hath bro ken his heart;

f f f f f f f f f
he is full
of hea vi ness,
he is

f f f f f f
f f f
f

f f f f f f
f f f f f f
f

full
of hea vi ness;
thy re buke hath bro ken his heart.
He loo ked for some to have pi ty on
10

f
f f f f
f ff f f
f

f
f
f
f f f f f f f f f
him,
but there was no man; neith er found he a ny
to com fort him.
He loo ked for some to have
15

8
f f
ty on him,
pi
f f f
PART II
but there was no man;
f f f f f f f
f f
51
neith er found he a ny
to com fort him.
2-8 Air: Behold, and see if there be (tenor)
f f f f f f f f y f f f f f f f f f f

f
f f

f
f
TENORE
Largo e piano
10

8
f
hold
Be hold
f f f
and see,
and see,
be hold and see,
if there be a ny sor row

f f f f f f f f
f f f
and see,
Be hold

f f f f f f f f
a ny sor row
if there be
like

f ff f f f f
like un to his sor row!
if there be a ny sor row
like un to his sor row!

f f f f f f f
un to his
sor row!
Be
2
2-9 Recitative: He was cut off out of the land (tenor)

TENORE

f
He

8
f
f

f
was
f

f f f

f f
cut
off
f f
for the trans gress ions of thy
out of the
f

f f
peo ple
f
land
f
of
the
ing:
liv
was he
stri cken.
f f f f
f

2-10 Air: But thou didst not leave (tenor)

Andante larghetto
TENORE
21
27
see cor rup tion.
f f

8
2
f
f
f
f f f f f f f f f f

f
f f
f f f f

f

nor didst thou suf fer thy Ho ly One
nor didst thou suf fer, nor didst thou suf fer thy Ho ly One

f
f f f
f f

f f ff f f
to see cor rup tion,

f

f
f
f f f
f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f f
f f f f f

but
But thou didst not leave his soul in hell, thou didst not leave, thou

f f f f f
didst not leave his soul in hell;
33
f f f f f

f
thou didst not leave his soul in hell; nor didst thou suf fer, nor didst thou suf fer thy Ho ly One to

f f f
f
But thou didst not leave his soul in hell,
f f f f
f f f f f f f f
f

8
14
4

f f f f
fffff
to see cor rup tion,

f
f
f
f
f f
f
f f f f
f
didst thou suf fer, nor didst thou suf fer thy Ho ly One, thy Ho ly One to see cor rup tion.
nor
6

52
MESSIAH
2-11 Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
CANTO I
A tempo ordinario

4

Lift up your heads,
4

4

4

4

ALTO
TENORE
8

CANTO II
BASSO
f f f f

f
f f f
Lift up your heads,

f f
Lift up your heads,
12
ff
f
ff
ye
ye
King
of glo ry shall come in!

this King

f f
and
be
ye lift up,

f f f
be
ye lift up,
this King
f

f f f
of Glo ry?
ye
f
ye

f
ye
f f

f f

f f f f f f f

Who is this King of Glo ry?

f f f f f f f
Who is this King of Glo ry?
f

f
f
f f f f f
who is this King of Glo ry?
f f f f
of Glo ry?
f
f
gates,

f

f f f

f f
f f f f
f f f f f
f f f
King
and
ye lift up,
f f

gates,
f f f

be

and

e ver last ing doors, and the
gates,

f
f f
f f f f
f f f
ye
f
e ver last ing doors, and the King

f fff
f f f f ff
f
f f f

f f f f f
f f
The
f f f f
f f f f

f
f f
The
f f f f
The
16

Lord strong
f

f
f f

and migh

f f

19

f f f
ty,
the Lord

f f f

f

f
f

Lift up your heads,
f f f
f

23
Lift up your heads,

f f

strong

f
f f

and migh

f f
f f

ty, the

f f
f f

Lord migh

f f
f f f

ty
in batt le.

f f f f
ty
in batt le.

f f
f f
f
ty

f f f
ye
gates,
ye
gates,
ye
gates,
f
f
f f f
f
and
f
and
f
and
be

f f f
ye lift up,

f f f f f
f
be
ye lift up,

f f
ye
f f f f
ye
be ye lift up,
f f f f
f
53
in batt le.

f f
the Lord strong and migh ty, the Lord migh
Lift up your heads,

f
f

PART II
the Lord strong and migh ty, the Lord migh
Lord strong and migh ty,
f f
Lord strong and migh ty,
f

ye
f
f
ver last ing doors, and the
ver last ing doors, and the
f f f f f f f

f
f f f f f
f
f
Who
f

fff f fff f f fff f f f
f f f f f f
f
King
of glo ry shall come in,
and the King
Who
f

fff f fff f f fff
f f f f f f
f
f
King
and the King

f
f
f
f f
f f f f f
f f f
fff f fff f f fff f

27
and the King
King

f
f
f

f

is this King of Glo ry? who is this King of Glo ry? who is this King of Glo ry?

f

f

f

is this King of Glo ry? who is this King of Glo ry? who is this King of Glo ry?

f f f f

f
f

f
f
f
f
f f f
f f f f
f f f f f ff f

is this King of Glo ry? who is this King of Glo ry? who is this King of Glo ry? The Lord of Hosts,

f f f f f f

Who

The
Lord of Hosts,
f f
The Lord
of
f
Hosts,
54
31

f
f
Lord of Hosts,

f f

f f
the Lord
of Hosts,
the Lord
of Hosts,
f
f

36
the
of Hosts,
the Lord

the King of
he

f f f f
f

f
f

the King of glo ry,
he
f

f

f f
glo ry,
he is

f f f f
the Lord of Hosts,
f f f f

the Lord of Hosts,
f

is
f

Hosts,

he is the King of glo ry,
he
he
the King of

f f f f
King
f f f
of
is the King of glo
of
glo
he
is the King of glo
the King of
glo
ry,
f f f f f
f
f
f
is
ry, the Lord of hosts,
f f f
the Lord of
f f f f f f f f
f
ff
ry,
f f
f
f
ry,
f f
ry,

f f f f f f f f
of
glo
ry, the Lord of
f f f f
ry,
he
the Lord of
f f f f f f f
f

f f f
ry,
glo
the King of glo ry,
f f f f
f

f
f
f f f f f f fff
fff ff f
f
f
he is the King of
is the King of glo ry,
f f f f f f fff
f
the King of

f f f f
he
glo
he is
glo ry,
he
ff f
f f
f f f f

f f

f f f
the King of glo ry,

f f f f f f f fff
is
he
he is
the King of glo
Hosts, he

f f f f f
f f f f f
f

f f f f f f
he
f f
f f
f f f f

f
f f f f f

f
f f
f f f f fff
f ff
f

f f f
the
f f f

glo ry,
is

f f f f f f f
f f f
f f

f f
the Lord of Hosts, he is the King
f f
f f
f f f

f
43
the King of glo ry,
is
f f f f f f

f f f f f
f
f
f
f f f f
f
f f
39
f f f

f f f

f f f f
is
f f f f f
f
he is

f f
8
MESSIAH
f
f f ff f
Canto I II
47
f
Hosts,

55

f f f f
the Lord of hosts,

f
he
he
ry,
he
he
ry,
he
he
the Lord of hosts,
f
the Lord of hosts,
f f

f f f f
f
f
hosts,

ry,

f f f f f f f

f f f f

he
f f
the Lord of hosts,
f f
the Lord of
f f
the Lord of
f f f f f f
f
the Lord of hosts,

glo

f f
he is
f f
he is
f f f
f

f f f f
hosts,
hosts,
hosts,
the King
the King
f f
he is the King of

f f f
f
the Lord of
f
glo
f f
the Lord of
f f f f
of
f f
the Lord of
f f f
f f f f f f f f
of
f f f f
glo
f f f f

f f
f
f f
the Lord of hosts,
f f f
the Lord of
is the King of
the Lord of hosts,
f
f f f

f

f
fff f
f
f
he
f f
f f
hosts,
f fff
of
the Lord of hosts,
ry,
f f f f f f

f f f
f
of glo
f
f f
he
the Lord of hosts,
hosts,
f f fff f
ry,
the Lord of hosts,

f f f f

f f f f

ry,
fff fff
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

58
glo
glo
f ff

ry, of
ff f
of glo

f f f
f f f
f
f
f f f f f f f

f

glo
glo
ry,
ff f f f f f f f
f ff f f f
glo
he is the King of
fff
f f f f f f
of
f f
f
fff f
f
f

f

f

f
f
the Lord of Hosts,

he is the King of
the Lord of Hosts,
f f f f

51

f f f
he is the King of glo
is the King
f

f
f f

8
the Lord of hosts,
f f f
f
he

f f f f f f fff
f f f f

55
PART II
glo
f f f
f f
f
56
MESSIAH

ry,

f
f
f
f f f

f f f f f
f f
f
f f f f
f f f f
ry,
ry,
of glo

f

f f f f f f f
f
f
f
f

f f f f
f f

f f
f f

ry,
ry,
of glo

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f
f

f
f
f
f
f f
f f

f
f
ry,
65

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f f f

the Lord of
the Lord of hosts,
the Lord of hosts,

f
f

f
f f f
f f f
f f f f

he
the Lord of hosts,
the Lord of hosts,

f
f

f
f
f
f

f f f f f f f

he
the Lord of hosts,
the Lord of hosts, the Lord of hosts,
f f f f

f f f

f f f f

hosts,
the
Lord of
Lord
the
hosts,
of
the
of
Lord
68

f
f
f
f
f
f
fff
f f f f
f f f f
f f f f f
f f f

hosts,
he is the King
of glo
ry, the King of

f

f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f f
f f f
f
f
ff
ff f f f f f f

61
f f f f f f f

f f f f f
King,
is the
the King of glo
ff f
fff
f
f
f f f

f
f f f
of
is the King of glo
glo
ry, the King
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f fff f f f ff f f

f
f

72
he is the
King
of glo

hosts,
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f

f

f
f
f
f
f
f


glo
ry,

f f f
glo
ry,
f f f
f f f
f

f
f
f
f
f
f

f


glo
ry,
f
f
f
f

f f f f

f f f f f f
f
f f

glo
ry,
he
he
2-12 Recitative: Unto which of the angels (tenor)

TENORE
3

8
f
8
time,

f
Thou

f

f
Un to
f f
art
my
f
which
Son,this
of
f
day
the
f
have

f
an
gels
f f f
be
got
ry, the King of
ff f
f f f f
ry, the King of

fff f f f f f f f
ry, the King of

f
ry.
of
glo
ry.
of
glo
ry.
of
glo
ry.
said
ten
glo
of

f
He
thee?

f f f
at
ny
Allegro f
f
f
CANTO
Let all the

f f f
ALTO
Let all the

f
f f
TENORE
Let all the
6 f

all
an gels of God
an gels of God
f f f f f
an
the

f

10
gels of God, let all the an
him,
him,
wor
him,
f

him,
f
f
the
an
all
let
f

f f
f
let
let all the
f
let
all
the
an

f f
gels of God
wor
gels of God
wor
f

all
let
the
an
ship him,
f f f f
ship him,
f
f
let
all
the
an
f f

f f

f f f
gels of
God
gels of God
gels of God
all
wor
f
f
ship
ship

f f

f
f f f f
wor
wor
the
ship
f f
let
gels of God wor
f
f
ship
f f f
wor
ship him,
let all the an
gels of God

f f

f

let all the an
ship
f f f
f f
f f f
f f
gels of God wor
f f f f f f
f f

8
f

f f
let all the an
f
14
ship him,

f
f

f f

f
f

f fff ff f
f f f
f
an gels of God wor
f
ship him,
wor
ship him,
wor

f f f f f

f

f f f f f f f f f
f
an
gels of God

f f f
f f f f
f f f f f f

f
wor
Let all the an gels of God
ship him,
f
f f
f
f
f
fff ff f f
f
f f f f
f
f
f f f f
BASSO
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PART II
2-13 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship
an
him,
ship

f f
gels of
f
f
let all the an
58

f
18

him,
God

f f
f f f
wor
MESSIAH
f f f f f f f
ship him,

let all the an

f f f f f f f f f
f
f
f f
f
let all the
ship
him,
f
f f
f f f fff f f ff f
fff
wor

8
f
him,

f

f
8
let
all
the

f
all
all

f
all

f f
gels of God
an
ship him,

f
ship him,
the

f
an
f f f
f f
gels of
God
wor
an
God
gels of
the
an
f f
the
gels of
God
wor
an
f f

f f

f f f
gels of God,
let

f
f f f
gels of God, let

f f f f
fff fff ff f
f f
ship
f fff ff
gels of God,
let
f
f fff ff
f f ff
f
f

f

f f f
the
let all the an
all the an
let
all
let
f f
f
f

f f f f

f f f f f f f f f
f f
f fff

ship him,
wor
30
gels of God
wor

f f f
f fff f f fff f
ship, wor
f f f f f f f f

f f f

26
wor
God

f
gels of
gels of God
gels of God

f f
let all the an
f
an
f f f

f f f f f
f
ff fff f f
f
f
ff

22
let all the an
f f f f
wor
fff

f
gels of God
f f
f
wor
wor
3

f f f f
3

3

3

f f ff f

ship
him.
ship him.
ship
ship
him.
him.

f f f f
f f
f f f f
Allegro larghetto
10

3

4
ALTO
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PART II
2-14 Air: Thou art gone up on high (alto)
Thou art gone up on high, thou art gone up on high,
18

f f

thou hast

f

f
f
f
f
f
f f f
f
f f f f f f f ff ff f f f f f f f
f f
f
f f f
f
f f f
led cap ti vi ty cap tive, thou hast led cap ti vi ty cap tive, and re cei
25

ved gifts
33
for

f f f f f f f f f
e mies, yea
44
f
f f
f
dwell a
51
61
mong them,
f f f f f f f

f f f f
f
e
for
ven
f f f ff
f f
ven for
thine en
thine en

f
e mies,
4

f f f f f
f f
ff
f
f f
f f f
mong them, might
f f
that the Lord God might
f f f f f
f f f f f f

f f
3

f
dwell a mong them.

f

f
f

f
f
f f f f f ff f f f
f f
f f
that the Lord God might dwell
fffff f
yea e
men,
ffff f
ff ff
Thou
f
f f f f f f
art gone up on high, thou art gone up on high, thou hast led cap ti vi ty cap tive, thou hast led cap ti vi ty
68
77

f f f
cap tive,
f f
f
and re

f ff

f f f f f
f f f f f f f f
cei
ved, and re cei ved
f f
gifts for thine en e mies, that the Lord God
85
f f
gifts for men,
f
f f f f f
might dwell a
mong them,
fffff
f

f
f
f

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
fff f
f ffff f
f
f f f f
ff
ff

f f
Lord God
99
and re cei ved
and might dwell
92

f f f f
mong them,
that the
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

f
f f
mong them,

f
f
might
dwell

that the Lord, the Lord God might dwell
a mong them.
11
60
MESSIAH
2-15 Chorus: The Lord gave the word

CANTO

ALTO

TENORE
4

f

f
prea chers, great

f

f

f
prea chers, great
f

prea chers, great
f

6
prea chers, great

f

f
f
The Lord
BASSO
Andante allegro
The Lord
was the
com

f
pa ny,
the
f f

was the com
was the
pa ny,
the
f f

pa ny,
com

f

f f f f f
com

f
The
Lord
gave
The
gave
f f

pa ny,

f
the
word;
Great
the
f

com
com
word;
the
f f f f f f f f
f
f f f f f f f f

f

f
pa ny,
prea chers.
f f f f f
Great was the com pa ny of the
f

prea chers.
f f

pa ny of the prea chers,
Lord
f f f f f
the com pa ny of the prea chers,

f
f f


f f
f f f f f f f f f
prea chers.

f

f f f f f f f

f
the word;
was the com
f f f f f f f f f f

prea chers.
f

gave

f f
com

f
the word;

f f f
f f f f f
f f f f f f f f

9
gave
f f f f f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f

f f f f f f f f

f f f f f
8
f f

Great
the
f f

pa ny,
the
f f f f f f f f
com
f f f f f f f

great was the com pa ny of the

f f f f f f f

f
f f f f f f f

f f f f f f f

was

f
was
the
f f f f f f f f
the
f f f f f f f f

f
f
com
com
f f

Great
was
the
com
pa ny,
the
f f

Great
was
the
com
pa ny,
the
12

f

f
pa ny, the
com
pa ny, the
com

f f
f f f f f f f
f f

pa ny, the
com
f f

f

f
f
chers,
chers,

8
chers,
f

18
chers,
f

f

f
ff f
fff f fff f f f ffff
com
f f
great was the com pa ny of
f f
f f f f
pa ny, the
com
the prea chers,

f f f
great was the com

f
f f
pa ny
of the prea
f
f f f
com
f f f

was the com pa ny of
great

f f f f
pa ny, the com
f f f

pa ny, the
f f

f f

f
the
f f

the
pa ny, the
f f f ffff ffff

2
2
2
2
f f
pa ny of the prea chers, of the prea chers.
pa ny, the
pa ny, the com

f f f
f f f

the com pa ny of the prea chers, of the prea chers.
pa ny, the com
com
f f f f f f f
f f
f f
ffff fffff
pa ny, the
pa ny, the com
f f f f f f f
f f f f f f

f f f fff f ffff
f f f

ffff ffff f
f f f f f f f f f f

pa ny,
f f ffff ffff f f ffffffff ffff

f f
com
the com

f f f f f
f f
com
f f f f ff ffff ffff fffff
f fff
f f ffffff ffff f

f f f ffff fffff
pa ny, the

f f
was the com pa ny of
was the com
great
great
the prea chers,
f f f

prea chers, of the prea
the
f f

f f f f f f f f f
f f f f

com
great was the
pa ny of
prea chers, of the prea
the
f f f

f f f f f f f
prea chers,
com
pa ny, the com pa ny of
f f

21

f f f f f f f f
61
of the prea
great was the com pa ny of
pa ny
com

f f fffffff
8
pa ny, the

f f
com
pa ny, the
prea chers, of the prea chers,

f
f
f f f f f f f f
com
ffff fff ff

15
f f

f f f ffff fff f f

f
PART II
62
MESSIAH
2-16 Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano)

12
8
Larghetto
SOPRANO
preach the gos pel of peace,

f f
f

f

f

f f f f
12
f f f f

f

15
ti
glad ti dings, glad ti
dings of
How beau ti ful are the feet
of them that
f
of them that
f ff f f f f f f
how beau ti ful are the feet
how beau ti ful are the feet
dings,
of them that
f f ff f
and bring glad ti
f f ff f f f f f f
f
f
dings, glad

f f
glad ti dings of good things, and bring
f f f

f
f
f f f f f f f f f
dings,
and bring glad ti
dings of good things,

f

f f f f f f f f f

f f ff f f f f

f f f f
f f
f

f
f
f
f

f
18

and bring glad ti
f
f

how beau ti ful are the feet,

f f f f f f
f


f
3
f
4

good things.
good things, glad ti dings of
2-17 Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands
CANTO

f

f f

A tempo ordinario
Their sound is gone
ALTO
TENORE

4

f

f
f
out

f f
out
f

f f
f
f f f

in to all
f f
in to all lands, in to

f f f
lands,
sound is gone out
f f

their

f f f f
in to all
out

f
Their sound is gone
BASSO
f
f
f

all lands,
in to all
lands,
f f f
f f f
lands,
f

f f f
lands,
out,
f f
their sound is gone
in to all
Their sound is gone
f
f f f
f f
Their sound is gone
f
their
out,
f f f f
f
f f
f
f

f f f
their sound is gone out in to all
their sound is gone out,

f f f
in to all lands, their sound is gone out

f f f
sound is gone out in to all lands, their sound is gone out

f f
is gone
f f f f
in to all
f f f f
in to all

9

f
PART II

f f f
f f f
lands, their sound is gone out

f

f f f
f f

f f
f
f f
is gone out in to
15
to all
lands, in

lands,

f f f f f f

19

world,
ends

23
f f f f
of the world,
fff

f ff f

f

f f
f

f f
f f
world; their sound is gone out,
f
f f f f
is gone out in
un
f f
un
to
ends

f
ff f
of the
f f f
of the
and their
to all lands, and their words
f f f f
their sound is gone out in
the
to all lands,
in
world,
the
to the ends of the
f f f f f
f f f
of
f f f f f f
f

f
f f f
f f
un to the ends of the
f f
the
un to the ends
the world,
f f f f
f f f
f
f f f
f f f f
the
and their words un to the ends of the

f f f f f f

f f f f
f f
un to
un to
world; their sound is gone out
f f f
is gone out in
world; their sound is gone out,
world;
f f f f
f f
and their words, and their words

in to all lands,
ends of
the
f f
un to the ends of the world,
and their words un to
f f

f
and their words un to the ends of the
lands,
63

f f f f f f f
f

f
f
f
ends of the world,
world,
f

f f
f
f

f f f f

fff f
f f f
their sound is gone out

f f f f f f f
f

and their words un to the ends of the world,
f
in to all
lands,
all lands,
f f f
all lands,
in to
out, their sound is gone out,
f

f
un
f f
to all lands, and their words, and their
to all lands,
64
27
f

ff f f f
words un to the ends of
to
the ends of

f

f f f f f
words un to the ends of

31
f f f f f f
f f f f
f
the world,

f
f
f f

f
MESSIAH
the
world,
the world,
f f
f f

f

f f f
f

f f f
f f f f
world,
words un to the
f f

world,
ends of
of the
ends
f f f f f

f f

f
f f f f f f f
the
of the

f f
f

f
and their
their
f f
f f f f f
the

f

f
f f f f
f f
f f f f f

world,

f f
and their words
un to
and their words un to the ends
world,
f f f
f f f f
f f f f
f f f
f f
the
fff
un to
f f
f f
un to
the
of
the
f f f f
f
and
world,
of
world,
ends of
and their words,
the world,
f f f f f f
f f f f
words un to the ends

f ff f f f f f
and their words un to the
their words un to the ends
and

f

f f
and their words un to the ends

f f f f f f f
f
world,
34
ff f
f

f

of

f f
the
ends
of
ends
of
f
f f
the
ends
fff
un to
the
un to the ends
f f
ends, un to
of
of
the
of the
the world.

f

f
the world.
the world.
the world.
65
PART II
2-18 Air: Why do the nations so furiously (bass)
f f f f fff
f f f f
f f f f
14 f f
f
f
f

f
f
f
Allegro
BASSO
ge ther, why do the peo ple i ma gine a vain
Why do the na tions so fu rious ly rage to
21
thing?
27
33
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f f
f
f f
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
f f f f f
f f f f
fu rious ly
47
53
why do the peo ple i
vain thing, i
ma
so
ma
gine
f fff f
f
f

f ff f f f
na tions
so
ff f
fff fff fff fff

f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f f
f f
f
3
3
3
3
3
3
ge ther,
to
gine a
40
Why do the na tions rage
fu rious ly rage to
ge ther,
f
a vain thing?
f f f
f f
66
78
ma gine a
vain thing? Why do the na tions rage
f
f f

f
f
f
f
f f f f f f
f
f f f f f f f f
f
3
3
3
3

f f f f
f
f
ma gine a vain thing,
ma
gine a
fff f f f f
f f f f f f
vain thing?
ma
gine a vain thing,
f
f f f f
ge ther,
and why do the peo ple
The kings of the earth rise up,
f f f f f f
a gainst the Lord and a gainst
ted,
f f f
and the ru lers take coun sel to
f f f f f
sel, take coun
sel to
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
3
3 3
3
3
3
his a noin
f
f f

3
3
3
3
f f f
f

f
f f f f f f f
f f f
5
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
3
90
Why do the
f f fff
f f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f f
f
f f
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ge ther, take coun
84
f f
and why do the peo ple,
so fu rious ly to ge ther, so fu rious ly to ge ther,
59
a gainst the Lord
f f f
and his a

noin
f f f f
ted.
66
MESSIAH
2-19 Chorus: Let us break their bonds
CANTO
43
us
Let
f f
3
4

TENORE
3
4
f
sun der, let
sun der, let
f f f f
bonds
11
us, let
us
us break,
sun der, let
let
us
and

f

f f

f
us break their bonds a

f
let

f
f

f
f f
f
bonds
cast

f
break their
their bonds

f
der,
let
f f f
der,

f

f
us break their bonds
f f
sun
der,
sun

f
break their
us
sun

f

f
sun

f
f f

f
way
f
let

f
der,
der,
der,
and
cast

f
f
way
f
8
sun
break their

f
f
let
us

f
break their bonds a
us
f f
sun
let

f
Let
f f f

f
Let us break their bonds

f
break their bonds
us, let us break

f

f
us break their bonds,
a sun der,
f fff

f f f
f f f f f
sun der, let

f

f
f f

sun der, let us break,

f
us break,
f

f f f
f f f
f
f
sun der, let

us, let
7

let

f f f f f f f f
bonds a
break their bonds a
f f f f f f f f
BASSO
43
ALTO
4
Allegro e staccato

f

f

f
their yokes from
us,

f f f
and cast a
15
PART II
f
and cast
19
f

f

f

f f
f
f
way
their yokes from us,
f
f f
f
f
way,
way,
23

f f f
Let
f
us.
us.

f

f f
26
f
way
us

f

f
way
way

f

f
bonds,
f

let
f

sun der,
let

f

f
their yokes from
their yokes from

f
f
us,
let

f f f
let

f
f
us

f

f

f f f
sun der,
break their bonds,
let
us
and cast a
us,
f
cast
f

f
from
and cast a way their yokes
from

f
f
f
f f f f

f

f
from
and cast a way their yokes

f f
a way their yokes

f
f f
f

f
sun der,

f
f
and cast a way their yokes from us.
us,

f

f
and cast a
us,
break their bonds,
us
f f f f
from

f f f f f f
67

f f f
f f
us, and cast
f f f f f f f f f
their yokes
and
f f f
f f
from
their yokes from
f
their yokes from
break their bonds,

f
us.
f
Let us break their bonds,
f f
and cast a
f
and cast
way
and cast a

f
f f
f f f f f f f f f f

f
way,
and cast
way their yokes

f f f

f
us, and cast
way
f

f
Let
let

f
us

f

f

f
break their
f f
sun

f f
der,

f

f
f
f
let us break their bonds a
break their bonds,
f f

f
68
f

29
let
sun

8
32
f
f
sun
f f

der,
let
us

f
let us break their bonds
f
bonds,
let

8

36
bonds,
f
sun
f
sun

f

f
break their

f f f f
let
der,
f f
bonds,

f
f f

f f

f

f f
their bonds a
their bonds a

f
f f
der,

f f

f
f

f f f
and
cast
sun
der,
sun
der,
sun
der,
let
sun
and cast a
cast

f f f
fffff

and cast a
f
way

f

f

f
their yokes from
us,
way
their yokes,
their yokes from
their yokes from
der,
f
and
cast

f
and
cast

f f
their yokes from
f
way,
and cast a
us,
f f
us,
way

f
break their
f f f f f f f f f
way
and cast
and cast
and cast
way their yokes
f ffffffff f
f fff f f f ff
f
f
f

f
break their
us
f
us
way
and
let
let
f ffff fffffff
f
way,
f
f
f

f
us break,

f
us,
us break,
f f f
sun der,

f
f ffffffff
f ffffffff
f
f
f
8
40
us
let
us,
let
f f

f

f
f f f
f f f
break their bonds
der,

f
sun der,
MESSIAH
f
f
f f f

f
their
f f
yokes
way their yokes
way their yokes
44
f
f
f
from us.
from us.

8

48
from us.
from us.
and
f f
and
f f
a
f
f f f
f

way their yokes from us,

52
f f f f f f

f

f f f f f

8

56
way their
f f
way, and cast a
f
f f
sun

8
f
sun

f
sun

f f
der,
f f
der, and cast a
way,
way,
f
way,
f f

f
f
sun
way
from
us.

f
der,
and cast

f
from
us.
f f
and cast a
and cast a
f f
and cast a
f f
and cast a

f

f

f

f

f

f
sun
Let

f
Let

f f f
way their yokes
way their yokes
us
f f
and cast
f f
and cast
and cast

f

f
us
f
f
f f
break their bonds
8

8

8

from us.
from us.
from us.
break their
der, their bonds
from us.
way their yokes
way their yokes
f f
f f
f
let us break their bonds
break their bonds, their bonds
us
let
from us,

f f f
way their yokes
way,
der, and cast a
yokes,
f f
f f f
der, and cast a
and cast a
f f f
break their bonds,
us
sun

f

f f f f
f
f f

f
Let
their yokes,
way their yokes
bonds, and cast
f
way
way their yokes,
way, and cast a
f
way their yokes
way, and cast a
a way, and cast
and cast a

f
f f f f
cast
way,
and cast
69
f
f f

f f
f
Let
us break their bonds,
and
cast a
f
f
f
f
f
f f ffffff f
f
f
f f
f
f f
cast a

f f
PART II
8

70
MESSIAH
2-20 Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)

f f f f
f

f
f

f
f

TENORE
f f f f f f
f
f f ff f
He that dwel leth in hea ven shall laugh them to scorn, the Lord shall have them in de ri sion.
2-21 Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod (tenor)

Andante
9
3

f
4
TENORE

8
25

8
36
44
51
f

8
58
thou shalt break them with a
pot
ter s ves sel,

rod
f
f f

f
ff
f
f f
thou shalt dash them in
i ron,
of
thou shalt dash them in pie ces,
in
4
f
thou shalt
f f ffff fff f f f ffff fff f f f f f f

f f
thou shalt break them with a
rod
f f f
f f f f fff ff f f f fff ff f f f
f f
pie ces like a
pot
ter s
of
i ron,
f
thou shalt
ves sel,

f
ff
f f f f f
f
f f f f f
dash them
in pie ces like a
f
f f
8
f f f fff f f f f f
ter s ves sel;
f
f
break them,
f f ff f ffff fff f ffff fffffff f f f ff f f f f f f

f

f f
ff
pie ces like a pot
f f
f
f

f
thou shalt dash them in pie ces like a
f
8
f
Thou shalt break them,
16
ves sel,
pot

f f f f
thou shalt dash them in pie ces
ter s ves sel, like a

pot

f f f f ff fff
f f
f

f
f
like a pot
ter s ves sel.
ter s
9

2-22 Chorus: Hallelujah
3

Allegro
CANTO
3

ALTO
3

TENORE
BASSO
3
f f f f
Hal le lu jah,

f f f f
Hal le lu jah,
f f f f

Hal le lu jah,
f f f
f
Hal le lu jah,

Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le
f f
lu jah,

f
f f f f f f
f f f f f f f f f ff f f f

f
lu jah,

f f
lu jah,
f
f f f
f f f f
f f f f
f f f f f
f
lu jah,
f

8
Hal

f
Hal

f
8
Hal
f
Hal
f
f
f

le lu jah,

f f f
le lu jah,
f f f
le lu jah,
f f f
le lu jah,
f f

f
13
f
Hal
Hal
Hal
Hal
le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le

God om ni
po tent reign eth,
lu jah,
lu
jah,
the Lord
for
the Lord
for
the Lord

f f f f f ff f f f f f f ff f
Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
for
the Lord
for
the Lord
f f f ff f f f f
f f

f f f

f f
f
po tent reign eth,

f f f f f f
f
f
God om ni po tent reign eth, Hal le

f
f f

f f f f f
for
ff ff ff f f ff ff f

f ff ff ff f f ff ff f
lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
f f f ff f f f f f f ff f

the Lord
the Lord
for
lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
f f
f f f ff f f f f f f ff f
f
f
f

God om ni po tent reign eth, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
f f f f
for
the Lord
for
f
f f f f f f

f

God om ni po tent reign eth, Hal le

18

f f f

lu jah,
f f f f f
f
f
f f f
f f f
f f f

f

f f
God om ni

f f
f f
jah,
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ff f
po tent reign eth,

f
f f
f
lu

God om ni

f f f
8
f f
71
PART II
f f
f

f

Hal le lu jah, Hal le

f f f f
f f f f
f f f f
f f f f
f

God om ni po tent reign eth, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
23

f f
f f

f
f
f
f

f f f f f f
f

f

God om ni

po tent

f f
f f f

f f f
eth,
f

Hal le lu jah,
f f f f f
f f
f
Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu

f f
lu jah, Hal le lu jah, Hal le
reign
lu
jah, Hal le lu jah,
f
f f f
f
jah, Hal le lu jah,
f f
f f
Hal le lu jah,
Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu

f f f f f
f f f f
Hal le lu jah,
Hal
le lu
for
the
Lord
for
the
Lord
72

f
jah,
po
Hal le lu jah,
Lord
for
the
Lord
f ff

f
Hal le lu jah,
Hal

reign
f f f
f
eth,
f ff

Hal le lu jah,
God om
f f f

f
Hal le lu jah,
Hal le lu jah,
f
f f f
f
ff
f
f

f f f
f
f f
f f f
f f f

f f f
f f
Lord and of his Christ, and of his Christ,
f f f

f
world
Hal
f f
f f
f

f f

f f f
is
be
is
f f f
f f f f
come the king dom of
f f f
is
Hal le
come the king dom of our
be
is
f f f
Hal
Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
f f
this world
f f f

f f f
jah,
lu
this world
The king dom of

f f f
f f f
this world
The king dom of this
eth,
The king dom of
reign
f
f f
f
f f
Hal le lu jah,
po tent
f
lu jah,
eth, Hal le lu jah,
The king dom of
f f f

f
reign
ni
Hal le lu jah,
po tent
Hal le lu jah,

f f

f f f f
f f f
f

Hal le
Hal le lu jah,
lu jah,

f f
f
God om ni
f f
Hal le lu jah,
f f
f f
f f f f
ff
le lu jah!
Hal le

f f f f f
f f f f
jah!
f
f
f f
eth, Hal le lu jah,
f
jah,
reign

f
8
lu
lu jah, Hal le lu jah!
f

f
f
lu jah!
le
f f f
f

Hal le lu jah,
jah, Hal le lu jah,
lu
lu

f f f f
f ff f

le
f
f

39
the
32

f ff f

tent
for
f

f
f
po

tent
Hal le lu jah,

f
f
God om ni
f f

f
f

Hal le

f
God om ni
f

29
jah,

f f f

jah,
f
f f f f f f
Hal le lu

f

f
MESSIAH
f f f

26
be
come the king dom of

f
f
our
our
and He shall reign for

f f f f f
Lord and of his Christ, and of his Christ, and He shall reign for e ver and e

f
f f f f
be come the king dom of
our
ver,
f f

ff
for e ver and

45
f

8
f

f f f
ver and e
f f f
49
ver,
f
f f
for
for e

f f f f
f
f f f
ver and e
ver
and He shall reign
f f
King of
f f
and
for
f f
ver,
f

for e ver and e ver,
lu jah,
f

f

lu jah,

f f
e ver,
ver and e
for e ver and e ver, for
Kings,
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f f
f
f f
Kings,
for e ver and e ver, Hal le lu jah, Hal le
f f f f f f f ff f f f

for e ver and e ver, Hal le lu jah, Hal le
f f

f f f f
King of
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f f
f
f f f
f

for e ver and e ver, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
f f f f f f f ff f f f f f

Kings,
for e ver and
f f
f

f
for e ver and
f f
f f
for e ver and
f f f
f f f f f f
f

f
59
e ver, Hal le lu jah, Hal le
and Lord of
lu jah,
f f f f f f f f f f

8
lu jah,
f f f f f f f f f f

ver,
f
f
f
f f
f f
Lords,
Lords,
ver, for e ver
f fff f f
for e
and

f
f ff f f
ver and e
f f
and Lord of
f f

e ver, King of
f fff f f
73
f f
f f
f

f

f f f f f f f f f f
f

for e ver, for e ver and e ver,

e ver and e ver,
54

f f f
and Lord of
reign for
and He shall reign
and He shall reign, and He shall reign

f f f

f f f
f

f f f

f
f
f f
f
He shall
ver,

f
and
f f
f f f
He shall reign
and e ver,
PART II
lu jah,
Lords,
f
f
f f
f
f f f f
f f f
74

f f
63
King of
f

He

f f f

f f f
reign
f f

e ver,

f
f

f f
and Lord
f
f f
for
for
of
ver,
ver and e
ver,
ver and e

f f
f f f f f
f f
King of
and
ver,
shall reign,
ver,
f f
f

f

f f f f
f
for e ver and
King of Kings,
ver and e
King of
and He shall
f f
ver and e
reign for
for e ver and
Kings,
King of
f f
f f
He shall reign for

e ver and e ver, King of Kings, for e ver and

f
f
f f
f f f
f f
f
f f
f
f f f

f

f f f f f f
f f
lu jah, and He shall reign for

f f f f f f f f
f
e ver, and He shall reign,
f

f f
f
f

f
f f
and
76
shall

f

f f f f

f f
and He shall reign,
and He shall reign, and He
for
and He shall reign
f
f
of Lords, and He

f
f
f
shall
reign
King of

f
f
f
f
f
f f f fff f
f f ff
of Lords,

Kings, and Lord
f

72
Lord of Lords,
Kings, and
Kings, and Lord
f

e ver, Hal le lu jah, Hal le lu jah,
and He shall reign,
Lord of Lords,

f f
f f f f f f f f f

f
f f
f f f f
f f

lu jah,
for e ver and
68
f f f f f f
f f
Lords,
f f f f f f f ff f f f f f
lu jah,

f
f

f
f f
and Lord of

lu jah,
and
Kings,

f f
MESSIAH
Lords,
e ver, and He shall reign,
lu jah,
f f

and
ver, for
f
e
ver, for
f f
He shall reign for
and He shall reign for
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

f
f f

lu jah, and He shall reign for

f f
ver, for
f f f f f

80
ver and e

f f f
e
ver and e
ver and e
ver and e
f

f
f

85
Lords,
Lords,
Lords,

f

f f f f f
f f f f

f f f
f f
f f
f f f f
f f f f
f f
f f
King of
ver,
and
and
and
f

Lords,
Kings, and Lord of
King of
f
Kings, and Lord of
f f f
He shall reign for
e ver and e

f f f
f f f f f
f f f f f
He shall reign for
He shall reign for
Lords, and He shall reign for
90
Kings, and Lord of
King of
ver,
Kings, and Lord of
King of
ver,
f f f

f f
f f
f f f
e ver and e
e ver and e
ver and e ver, and e
King of Kings, and Lord of
Lords,
Lords,
f
f
ver,
f f
f
f
and Lord of

f

f

f
f f
f f
f f f f
ver,
e ver and
f f ff f f f f
ff f
f f f
f f f
f f
ff f
ver,
ver,
lu jah,
Hal
lu jah,
Hal
lu jah,
Hal

King of Kings,

f

f
Lords,
Lords,

f
f

f

f

f

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

75
f f f
ver,

f
f
f
PART II
lu jah,
END OF THE SECOND PART
Hal
e ver and
e ver and
le
lu
jah.
le
lu
jah.
le
lu
le
lu
jah.
jah.
PART III
3-1 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)
3

17
f

43
Larghetto
SOPRANO
I know that my Re deem er liv eth,
30

lat
44
ter
at the lat
ter day up on the
f f f ff f f f

f f f f
that my Re deem er liv eth, and that he
64

f f f f f f
f
f

f f f
82

f f

f f f
shall
earth,

f
f f f f f f f f
stand at the
ter day up on the earth,
lat
liv eth,
106

f f

f f

f f f

from the
f f

bo dy,
yet in my
I know that my Re deem er
f f f f f f
ff f

f

f

f
I see God. I know that my Re
dead,
f
now is Christ ri sen
the
first

f
from the dead,
fruits of them that
For
sleep,
3
f f f
of
f f f
for now is Christ ri sen, for
Adagio
f f
f f
f f
f
the first
3
f
deem er liv eth.
f f f f
fruits of them that sleep;
f f f f

yet in my
f f f f f f
f f f

f f f f f
f
f
f
f

them that sleep, the first
144
f f
shall I see God, shall
now is Christ ri sen
132
2
f f f
and though worms de stroy this bo dy, yet in my flesh shall I see God,
flesh
120
f
f f ff
3
f f f
f f f f f f f

And though worms de stroy this
flesh shall I see God, yet in my flesh shall I see God.
96
know
f f
up on the earth; I

f f f f
8
f
up on the earth.
at the
I know that my Re deem er liv eth, and

f f f f f f f
f
that he shall stand
55
up on the earth.
day

f fff
and that he shall stand

3
f f f f f
f f f

f f f f f f f f f
f f f f
f f f f
fruits

f
of them that sleep.
11
CANTO

Grave
Since by

ALTO
TENORE
BASSO
Since by
Since by
Since by
man came
man came
man came
man came
f f f f f

f f

f
f f f
f
f
f
f f f f
f
f f

7
Allegro
f f

By man came al so the re sur

f
f f f
12

death,
by

death,
since
since
death,
since
the dead, by
f f f
f f f
f
f f f
f f f f
f f f
rec tion of the dead, by man came

8
by
man came
came
f f f f
f f f
f f f f

f f f
f f f f
f f f
death,
since
by
rec tion of the dead,
f
f f

f f f f
by man came
f f
f f
death.
death.
death.
f f
f
f f
al
so the re sur

f
f
f f
f
came al
by man
by man
death.

f
so the re
sur
f f f f f f ff
came al
f f

f f
f
by man came
so the re
sur
f f
f
f f
al
so the re sur
sur
rec tion
of the dead.

f f f
sur
f f f f
f
sur
rec tion
sur rec
of the dead.
Grave
For as in
f f f
For as in
f f
f
f f f
fff f
f
f f f
rec tion
ff f
f f f ff
al so the re
man came
f f f
al so the re
al so the re
man came
man
man came al so the re
f f f f
by
fff
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f

rec tion of
77
PART III
3-2 Chorus and soli: Since by man came death
of the dead.
tion of the dead.
For as in
For as in
78

18
f f
A dam all
25
for as in
die,
f f
die,
f f f
f f
f f f
A dam all

f f f f
f f f f f f
f f
f f f f

f f f f f f
f f ff
f f f f
f f f f f f
f f
f f f f
A dam all die,
die,
f f
A dam all
f f f f
f f f
A dam all
f f f
MESSIAH
for as in
for as in
for as in
die,
A dam all
A dam all

f
f f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f

f f f f f f
live, ev en so in Christ shall all be made a
30
f f f f
all
be made

f
f
f
f
f
f f f

f
f
f f f f
all
be made a
f f f
all
be made
be made

f

f f f
f f f
ffff
live, ev en so in Christ shall all,
f
f f f
f ffff
live, ev en so in Christ shall all

f
3

f f f
f f

f
3

f f f f
3

f f
3

f f f f f
f
f f f
f
be made a live.
e en so in Christ shall all, shall all be
e en so in Christ shall all, shall all

so in Christ shall
f f f f
e en so in Christ shall all, shall all

f f
made a live.
be made a live.
e en so in Christ shall all, shall all be

so in Christ shall
so in Christ shall
f f ffff
a live,

f
f
f f f f f f f
f f f f f

f f f f
a live,
ff
f f f
live,
f f ffff
f f
f
f f
f f f f f
a live,
f f
f f f

Ev en so in Christ shall all be made a

f f f f f
die,
A dam all die,
f f f f f f
die,
f f f f f

Allegro
made a live.
79
PART III
3-3 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mistery (bass)
f
f f f f f f
f f
BASSO
I tell you a my ste ry!
Be hold,

f f f
f f f
f f f f
f f
f f f f f f
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
f f f
in a mo ment, in the twink ling of an eye,
chang d,
f
at the last trum pet.
3-4 Air: The trumpet shall sound (bass)

Pomposo, ma non allegro
3
4
BASSO
36
f f
The trum pet shall
f f ffffff fff
and the dead shall be
48
58
66
84
95
105

f f
f f

rais d
cor
f f
sound,
and the dead shall be rais d,
f f
f
cor
f ffff
3
f
the trum pet shall sound,
rup ti ble,
in
f f f f f f
f
f f f ff
f f f f f f
rup ti ble,
in
cor
rup ti ble,

f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
and we shall be
chang d,
9

chang d.
f f
sound,
rup ti ble,
2
f f f f
ffff
rais d,
and we shall be chang d,

f ffff
the trum pet shall
f fff f f
f
in
cor
rup ti ble,
f
in
f f ff ff f f ff ff f f ff f f f
and we shall be chang d, be
sound,
f f
The trum pet shall
f f f ff
and the dead shall be
f f f f f

f f f f f
f
in
dead shall be
and we shall be
cor
rais d
ffff f f f ff
f
and the
f f
f
27
f
f
chang d,
f ffffff f fff f f
f

and we shall be
chang d,
we
f fff f fff fff f f
80
115
f f
shall
124
MESSIAH
be chang d,
f f
f f f f f f f fff

f
f f f
and we shall be chang d, we shall
133

ff ff f f ff ff f f ff f f f f f
f f
f

f f f
on,
in
f f f
ti ble must put
f f f

on
187
rup
must put
176
be
Adagio
f f f
chang d,
15
and we shall be chang d, we shall be chang d.
For this cor
167
f ffffff
in
rup tion,
fffff

2
cor
must put on,
cor
on
f f
f ff

f
rup tion,
f f
f f f f
f
for this cor
f f
rup ti ble
f f
f f
ff f f
must put on, must put
f f
f f f f f f f

Fine.
and this mor tal must put
on

f fff
im mor ta
f
f f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
ff
li ty,
195
205

f f f
and this mor tal
f f f f f
f f
must put
on
ta
im mor
f f f f f
f f
f f
li ty,
im mor
f f f f f

f f
f f f
ta
li
ty. The
Dal Segno.
3-5 Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (contr alto)

CONTR ALTO
f
writ

f
ten,

f

f
Death
Then

f
shall

f
be
f
f
is

f
brought
swal

f
low d

f
to
up

f
pass
the
f
in
vic

f
say

f f
to ry.

f
ing

f
that

f
is
81
PART III
3-6 Duet: O death! where is thy string? (contr alto and tenor)
CONTR ALTO
f f
Andante
f f
O death,

TENORE

f f f f f f

f f f
O death! where, where is thy sting, O death!

f
f

f
sting?
7
grave! where,
10
where is thy

f
f f

death,
f f
O death!
where,

f f f
vic to ry?
vic to ry, O grave?
f f f f

21

f f
the sting
of death is sin,
f f

f f f

f
of

and
f f
thy

f f f f f f
O grave! where
O grave! where

f f f f f f f f
of death is
The sting
the
is
the
sin,
f f
f f
sin
thy
law,

f f f f f f
is
the law, the sting

f f f f f f
f f
of death is sin, and the strength
where is
f
O grave,
f f f f f
and the strength

f f f
f f f f f f f
The sting

f f
O grave! where is

f
O death!
O grave!
O grave,

f f
f

f f
f f

f f f f
the sting of death is sin,
where is thy sting,
thy vic to ry?

the strength of sin
and
sin,
thy vic to ry?
f f
f f f f f f
of death is
f f
f f f
grave! where is
sting of death is sin,
where, where is thy sting?
f f
to ry, O grave?
where is thy sting?
f f f
f f
f f

f f
f
O grave,
to ry?
thy
f

f f f f
vic
where?
f
where,
grave! where is
thy vic to ry, O

f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f f
f f f f f
f f
where is thy
where is thy sting,
O death, where,
f

is
to ry,
f
vic
f f
f f f
thy vic to ry, O
18
O grave! where is thy

f f f
O death!
is

f f
f
f f

f f

f f

f
14
where is thy sting?
f f f f
f

vic
where,
f
where is
of sin
f f
the strength of sin
is
is
the law.
f f
the
law.
(attacca il Coro.)
82
MESSIAH
3-7 Chorus: But thanks be to God
CANTO

f

f f f

f
f

f

f
f

f
But
ALTO
BASSO
f

f
f f f
f
f f f
f f

f f f f f f f f f
f f

f
f

Christ,
to God,
thanks be to God,

f f ff f f f f f

f f
f

but

f f f
thanks be to
f
thanks be
to
f
thanks be
to
f ff f f f

f f f f f
who giv eth us the vic to ry, through our Lord
f
f

f
f
f
f

f f f f f f f

f
f f
giv eth us the

f f f f f
f f f f
who giv eth
us the

f f f f

f f
to ry, the vic
who
f f f f f
f ff f
who
vic
the
to ry,
who giv eth us the

f
who giv eth us the vic

f

f f
f f f f f

f f f
f f f f
who giv eth us
Christ,
Je sus
who giv eth us the vic to ry, through our Lord Je sus
Christ,

f

thanks be to God,
God,
God, thanks be to God,

f
8
but thanks,
but thanks, thanks, thanks be to God,

f f f f
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vic to ry, through our Lord Je sus

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be to God,
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sus Christ;
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f

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vic to ry, through our Lord
Christ;

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vic to ry, through our Lord Je
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to God,
God,
but

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who giv eth us the
to God,

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who
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vic to ry,
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giv eth us the vic
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to ry, the
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sus Christ;
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who giv eth us the
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to God,
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thanks
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God,
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who
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to ry, who giv eth
us the

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be to God,
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Christ; but thanks,
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vic
thanks
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sus Christ;
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thanks be to God,

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f f f
to ry, the vic to ry, through our Lord Je
f f f f f f

f f

MESSIAH
f
f f
to ry, who giv
f f f

eth us the
to ry, who giv eth
us the
vic to ry, through our
Lord
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f
Je

f

f
Je
Christ; but thanks,
Je
sus Christ;

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God,

43

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to God,

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thanks be to God,

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God,

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46

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thanks be to God,
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sus Christ,
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giv eth us the
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vic
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to ry, the
f
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f
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thanks,
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thanks be to God,
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f
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f

but thanks,
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f

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thanks,
thanks,
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to

f
thanks,
who giv eth us the
f f f f f f f
who giv eth us the vic to ry,
f
f f f f f f f f
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vic to ry, who giv eth us the vic to ry,
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thanks be to God,
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thanks be to God,
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ry,
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f
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who giv eth us the
Adagio
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thanks be to
who giv eth us the
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thanks,

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f
thanks be to God,

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thanks be to God,
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thanks be to God,
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f

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f
but thanks,
Je sus
f

40
f
sus Christ;

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8
sus Christ;
85
Christ.
Christ.
Christ.
86
MESSIAH
3-8 Air: If God be for us (soprano)
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3 24
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f

f
f
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4
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Larghetto
SOPRANO
God is for us, who can be a gainst us?
If
34
49

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can be a gainst us?
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thing to the charge of
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it is
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who maketh in ter

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123
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Who shall lay a ny thing to the
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who is he that con demn eth? who is he that con demn
112
Who shall lay a ny
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leet?
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of God s e leet?
charge
76
f
f f f f
f f
who can be a gainst us, who
if God is for us, who can be a gainst us?
f f f f
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f
f f
is at the right hand of God, at the right hand of

God,
ces sion for us, who
sion,
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f

f
us,
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who is at the right hand of God, who
f
Adagio
f f f f f
who maketh in ter ces sion for
us.
16
Largo

CANTO

ALTO

TENORE
BASSO
f

6

God by
God

8

God

God
by
by
by
Wor
his
is
Wor
thy
is
is

f
ho nour, and glo ry,

f

f f

f f
dee med us
dee med us

f
8
f f
dee med us
f
f f
dee med us
to
to
to
f f f
to

and bles sing.
and bles sing.

Wor thy
Wor thy
f

Wor thy
f f
to
and hath re dee med us
to
f f
and wis dom,
and strength, and
f f
and ri ches,
f
and strength, and
f f
is
is
is
is
f f
his blood,
by
his blood,
to
to

f f
f
God
by
God
by
f
and ri ches,
by
God
God
f f

f
to
to
and strength, and
and wis dom,
and ri ches,
Wor thy

f f
and wis dom,
and ri ches,
to
to
f
f f f
f f

f f
f f f f f f
Largo
and bles sing.
God,
to re ceive po wer,
and bles sing.
to re ceive po wer,
God,
f f

f f f f f f f
f
f
blood,
God,
to re ceive po wer,
God,

f f

f f f f f f f
f
16
to re ceive po wer,
f
f f f
f f f f
the Lamb, that was slain,

f f f f f f f f
f f f
his blood,
f f f
f

f f
f f
10
Andante
his blood,
thy
thy
is
thy
Wor
blood,
his
Wor
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PART III
3-9 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
his blood,

f
his blood,

f
f
and strength, and
and wis dom,
the Lamb,
f f
that was slain,
f f
the Lamb,
f f
that was slain,
f f
f
f
that was slain,
f f
f f

f
f
the Lamb,
the Lamb,
that was slain,
f f f
Andante
and hath re

f
and hath re
and hath re
f f

f
and hath re
f f f f f f
to re ceive po wer,
and ri ches,
and
to re ceive po wer,
and ri ches,
and
to re ceive po wer,
and ri ches,
and

f f f f f f f f f
f f f

f f f
f f f f f f
f f f f f f
to re ceive po wer,
and ri ches,
and
88

f
f f
wis dom,
f f
and strength, and ho nour,
wis dom,
f f

wis dom,
f
f f f
f

pow r

f f f f f
un to

f f f f f f f
him,
that sit teth up on the
f f f f f
throne,
f
f f f
f f
and un
f

f
ff f f f f

Bles sing and ho nour, glo ry and
f f f f f

Bles sing and ho nour, glo ry and
f
f

f
f f f f
throne,
and un
f
Lamb,
Lamb,
f f f f f

f
and bles sing.

f
f
and bles sing.

f
31
Bles sing and ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to him, be un to him,

to
the
f
f f f f
f f f f
f
f
f
f

to
be un to him, be un to him,
throne, and un

f f f f f f f f
f

f f f f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
f f
f

f f f
f
pow r be un to him, be
28
and glo ry,
Larghetto
and bles sing.
f
f f
f f f

f
f


and glo ry,
f
and bles sing.
f f
f
f f f

f f f

25
and glo ry,
f

f
f

and glo ry,

f f f f f f f f f

f f f
wis dom,
f f f f f f f
MESSIAH
21
to the
Lamb,
to
the Lamb.

f
that

f f f
for
f f f f ff f f

ver and e ver, for e ver and

f f
sing and ho nour, glo ry and pow r be
Bles

f

f f f f f f
the
f fff f
f f f f f f
sit teth up on the throne, and un
f f
f f
for

f f
un to

f f f f ff f f

ver and e ver, for e ver and
f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
f
f
f f f
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f f
34
e ver,
glo

f f f f f
e ver,

for
ver and e ver,
f f f f
f
f

f f f f f
f
sit teth up on the throne,
f
f

f
throne,

up
f

f

f f f

f f f f f
ry be un

f
f

the throne,

f

f

f
Bles

f
on
to
pow r
f f f
the throne,
be
un

f

f
pow r
to
glo
be

f f f
to the Lamb.
to the Lamb.
to the Lamb.
and un
f f
un

f
to
for

f f f
to the Lamb. Bles sing and

f f f
un
him,

f
Bles sing and
ver,
to
glo

f
f

him
ry be un to him,
and un

f f f
f f f f
f f
f f
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f
f f f f f
f

f f f f f
f
ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to him,
and un

f
him,
and un
him,
f f
that

f fff f f f
sing and ho nour, glo ry and pow r be
sing and ho nour, glo ry and
him,

ho nour, glo ry and
on
42
f f f f f f f

f
up on the throne, up
Bles
f
ver,
him, be un to
f f f

f

f f f f
f

f f f f f f f f f f

f
40
f f f f
that
f
f
e ver and e
for
Bles sing and ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to

37

f

f f f f f f
f

f f
e ver,
for
f
f f f

f

him
f f

ry!
him, be un to
89

f f f f f f
f
f
f f f f fff ff ff
f f
and un

f f
throne,
to the Lamb,
f
that
fff f f
fff ff
f

f
sit teth up on the
throne,
90
MESSIAH

45

f f f f f f f f
f
that sit teth up on the throne, that sit teth up on the

f fffffff

f f f
f

f
e

f f
e

and
and
and
f f f

f f f

ver,
f f
un
to

f

f f f f
f f f
ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to

for
him, be
f f f
f f f

f
him for
him, be
him for

f f f f f

f f f
him, be un to him, bles sing and

f f f f

f f f f
him, be un to him, bles sing and

f
un to him,
un to him,
him, be un to him,
f f f
the Lamb for
f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f
f f

f f

f f f f
f f
be un to him, be un to him,
f f f f f f f f
f
ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to
the Lamb for
to

f f f f
to the Lamb
ho nour, glo ry and pow r
bles sing and
un
un
f f f f
f
for

f f f

ver, bles sing and ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to
f
f f f
f f
f
f f
f f f f
f

f
f


f
to him, bles sing and ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un to

f f
8

f
throne

54
ver,
ver and

f f f f
ho nour, glo ry and pow r be un
f
ver,
f
51

f
f
ver and
f f

ver and e
f f

48
for

f f f f
f f f
f fff
that sit teth up on the throne
f
f
f f f f f f f f

f f f f f f

f

f
bles sing and

f
bles sing,
ho nour,
bles sing,
ho nour,
bles sing,
ho nour,

f
f

f
f
f
bles sing,

f f
f
f
f
ho nour,
f f f f f f f

f

glo ry
glo ry
and po wer be un to him,
f
f f f

f f
f
glo ry
and po wer be un
60
f
f
f ff

and
throne,

f
f
f ff
and
f

f
8
glo ry

f f f f f f
f
f f
f f f f f f

and
throne,
un
un
un
Lamb,
to the
that
ver
up
throne,
f
ver

f
f

e
ver
ver
and e
ver,
e ver
and e
f f
and e
ver,
ver,
and e ver,

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f f
f
e ver
for
f
and e
for
that
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f

sit teth up on the
ver, for
ver, for
f
f f
and e
for
f
for
ver,
ver and e ver,
ver and e
for
ver and e
ver,
for
for

f f f f f f f f
ver
for e
ver, for
ver,
ver,
ver
ver, for e
ver,
f f
for e
f f
ver
ver,
for e
ver,
and e
ver,
f
f
and e
ver,
for
f
for

f
for
ver, for
ver and e
ver, for
ver and e
ver, for
for e
ver and
for e ver and e
ver,
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ffff
f

f f f f
ver,
ver, for e ver and e
ver,
for e ver and e
ver,
f f
f f
f
f f f f f
f f f f f f f f f f
ver,
f
ver and e
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for
ver, for e ver and e
ver,
f
f
f f f f f f f f f f f f f Adagio
f f f
for
ver, for
f
and
f f

f f f f f
and e

f f f f
ff f f
f f f f f
ff

f f

f f f f
f f
f

f
f
f

66
for
on the
fff f f f

f f f

f
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f f
f f f
f
f
f
e
f ff

f
to the Lamb,
91

f
f f f f f fff f f ff
for e
f f f f
f fffff f

to the Lamb,

f f f
f

for e
f f
ver, for
ver and e
f fff
to the Lamb,
f f f f f f
f
un to the Lamb, un
63
f f f f
f f
f f f f

to him,
f f

f f
f
f
f
f
that sit teth up on the throne,

f
f f f f f
f

f
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f f f f f f f
57
for e
ver and e
f f
f
for e
ver and e
for e
ver and
f f
f
f
ver.
ver.
ver.
ver.
92
MESSIAH
3-10 Chorus: Amen

Allegro moderato

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men,

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men,
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men,
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62

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Copyright 2009 Nicolas Sceaux <nicolas.sceaux@free.fr> .
Sheet music from http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr typeset using www. LilyPond .org version 2.13.8 on 2009-11-15.
Free to download, with the freedom to distribute, modify and perform.
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TABLE DES MATIRES

Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God!

Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

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

Com fort ye!

Speak ye com for ta bly to

pare ye the way of the Lord,

saith your God.

speak ye com for ta bly to

saith your God,

un to her that her

for our God.

make straight in the de sert

that crieth in the wil der ness.

1-3 Air: Every valley shall be exhalted (tenor)

straight, and the rough pla ces

rough pla ces plain,

the croo ked straight,

and the rough pla

ked straight, and the

and ev ry moun tain and hill made low,

and the rough pla ces plain,

and the rough pla ces plain.

and ev ry moun tain and hill

1-4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord

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veal d, and the

ry, the glory of the Lord shall be

ry, the glory of the Lord shall be

ry, the glory of the Lord shall be

ry, the glory of the Lord shall be

ry, the glory of the

the glory of the

And the glo ry, the glory of the

And the glo ry, the glory of the

glo ry, the glory of the Lord

And the glo ry, the glory of the

glo ry, the glory of the Lord,

hath spo ken

ther, and all

and all flesh

hath spo ken

glory of the Lord,

ry, the glory of the

spo ken it,

ken it, and all

ry, the glory of

for the mouth

it, shall see

ge ther, the mouth

glory of the Lord, and all

glory of the Lord, and all

glory of the Lord,

led, for the mouth

for the mouth of the Lord

for the mouth of the

for the mouth of the

for the mouth of the

for the mouth of

for the mouth of

ken it, for the

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