Lift up your heads, O ye gates, from Messiah (Psalm 24:7-10) – George F. Handel

Psalm 24:7-10

⁷ Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

⁸ Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

⁹ Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

¹⁰ Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

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Lift up your heads, O ye gates (chorus), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Performed by Coro Costanzo Porta, Orchestra Cremona Antiqua

SHEET MUSIC: Messiah, Edited by Watkins Shaw, Novello Handel Edition. 257 pages

FREE SHEET MUSIC: Choral Public Domain Library