The Bible as Music

Isaiah 53:4a,5a

⁴ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

⁵ But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

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Surely he hath borne our griefs (chorus), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Performed by Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London School for Girls

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Isaiah 53:3a; 50:6

³ He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

⁶ I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

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He was despised (air), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Performed by Amanda Crider, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra

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

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John 1:29b

²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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Behold the Lamb of God (chorus), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Performed by Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists

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Matthew 11:30

³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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His yoke is easy, and his burden is light (chorus), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Performed by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Choral Artists

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

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