Handel’s Messiah

On By mrsjschonIn encouragement

Yesterday my husband wasn’t able to go to church because he had pulled a muscle in his back that left him barely able to move. Therefore I had to drive everyone to church. I like to listen to music while I’m driving so I scooped our copy of Handel’s “Messiah”. 

When I was a little girl that college that my dad taught at did the “Messiah” every year in December. It was my introduction to oratorios, harpsichords, and the “Hallelujah Chorus”. I still love listening to the gorgeous music that Handel composed.

I have so many favourites, but today I’m just highlighting the two that really gripped me yesterday.

Isaiah 9:6 – In these days of unrest, wars, acts of terrorism it is so comforting to be reassured that we worship the Prince of Peace. Of course, there will never be complete peace on earth until Jesus returns, We can still have peace in our hearts because we know the Prince of Peace.

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Revelation 19:6 – All I could think about as I listened to the “Hallelujah Chorus” was that if this is how glorious praising God could sound on earth what will it sound like in heaven? There are really no words to describe the majesty and glory of this song. The mind that produced this was absolutely brilliant.

Hallelujah Chorus:

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 

The kingdom of this world
Is become the kingdom of our Lord,
And of His Christ, and of His Christ;
And He shall reign for ever and ever,
For ever and ever, forever and ever,

King of kings, and Lord of lords;
King of kings, and Lord of lords,
And Lord of lords,
And He shall reign,
And He shall reign forever and ever,
King of kings, forever and ever,
And Lord of lords,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

And He shall reign forever and ever,
King of kings! and Lord of lords! 
And He shall reign forever and ever,
King of kings! and Lord of lords!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

 

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What is your favourite part of the “Messiah”?

4 thoughts on “Handel’s Messiah”

  1. One year, my in-laws gave all their kids the same edition of the “Messiah” on CD, and then for many years, at Christmas and Easter my m-i-l would email us which tracks to listen to at that time of the church year. We still pull it out to listen to every Christmas and Easter 🙂

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    1. That’s awesome. I love listening to the Messiah every year. Although something kind of funny – every time I listen to it I think of Oliver Twist. One year when I was a teenager I read that book while listening to the Messiah. Now the two are forever entwined in my brain.

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      1. When my son was young and still an only child, sometimes I would let him watch 3 or 4 Veggie Tales “Silly Songs” in a row on YouTube while sitting on my lap, and I’d read a book while he watched them. I still can’t hear the song “Monkey” without thinking of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King because I read it while that was one of his favorites and he would ask for it over and over.

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      2. It’s funny how our minds work that way – certain scents or sounds evoke memories. Hearing Tony Bennett sing makes me think of paper dolls because I cut a bunch out for my sisters while listening to Tony Bennett. 🙂

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