Sculpture by Andrea Malfa
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Strengthen ye the weak hands (2010 world premiere performance), composed by David Buckley (b. 1976)
Performed by Armonico Consort
1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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The wilderness and the solitary place (1832), composed by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
Performed by Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban Choir
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George Frideric Handel's autograph manuscript of the title page of Messiah, 1741 (Photo via Wikipedia)
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
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Then shall the eyes of the blind (recitative), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
[Then shall the eyes of the blind starts at approximately 44:50]
Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music and the Choir of Westminster Abbey, with conductor Christopher Hogwood
Soloist Judith Nelson
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Messiah, Edited by Watkins Shaw, Novello Handel Edition. 257 pages
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Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), German composer, 1889 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
1 Peter 1:24; James 5:7; 1 Peter 1:25; Isaiah 35:10 [Luther Bibel]
24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Denn alles fleisch es ist wie gras (1865-1868) from Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift [A German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures] Op. 45, by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Performed by KammerChor Hofheim, Monteverdichor Budapest
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