TY - MUSIC AU - Handel,George Frideric AU - Mann,Alfred AU - Jennens,Charles TI - Messiah: in full score SN - 0486260674 U1 - M 782.523 20 PY - 1989/// CY - New York : PB - Dover, KW - Jesus Christ KW - Oratorios KW - Scores N1 - Libretto by Charles Jennens, taken from the Bible and Prayer book Psalter; Includes critical commentary with bibliographical references; Reprint. Originally published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers, the State University, 1959-65 (Rutgers University documents of music ; no. 6); PART I; 1. Sinfony --; 2. Comfort ye (Acc. Recit.) --; 3. Every valley (Aria) --; 4. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus) --; 5. Thus saith the Lord (Acc. Recit.) --; 6. But who may abide the day of His coming (Aria) --; 7. And He shall purify (Chorus) --; 8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Recitative) --; 9. O thou that ellest good tidings to Zion (Aria and Chorus) --; 10. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Acc. Recit.) --; 11. The people that walked in darkness (Aria) --; 12. For unto us a child is born (Chorus) --; 13. Pifa --; 14. There were shepherds abiding in the field (Recitative) --; 15. And the angel said unto them (Recitative) --; 16. And suddenly there was with the angel (Acc. Recit.) --; 17. Glory to God (Chorus) --; 18. Rejoice grealy, O daughter of Zion Aria) --; 19. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Recitative) --; 20. He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Aria) --; 21. His yoke is easy (Chorus) --; PART II; 22. Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus) --; 23. He was despised (Aria) --; 24. Surely He hath borne our griefs (Chorus) --; 25. And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus) --; 26. All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus) --; 27. All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn (Acc. Recit.) --; 28. He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus) --; 29. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (Acc. Recit.) --; 30. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Arioso) --; 31. He was cut off out of the land of the living (Acc. Recit.) --; 32. But Thou dist not leave His soul hell (Aria) --; 33. Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus) --; 34. Unto which of the angels said He (Recitative) --; 35. Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus) --; 36. Thou art gone up on high (Aria) --; 37. The Lord gave the word (Chorus) --; 38. How beautiful are the feet of them (Aria) --; 39. Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus) --; 40. Why do the nations so furiously rage (Aria) --; 41. Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus) --; 42. He that dwelleth in heaven (Recitative) --; 43. Thou shalt break them (Aria) --; 44. Hallelejah! (Chorus) --; PART III; 45. I know that my Redeemer liveth (Aria) --; 46. Since by man came death (Chorus) --; 47. Behold, I tell you a mystery (Acc. Recit.) --; 48. The trumpet shall sound (Aria) --; 49. Then shall be brought to pass (Recitative) --; 50. & 51. O death, where is thy sting - But thanks be to God (Duet & Chorus) --; 52. If God be for us (Aria) --; 53. Worthy is the Lamb (Chorus) ER -