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There were shepherds abiding in the field, from Messiah (Luke 2:8) – George F. Handel

Posted on May 5, 2012 Posted in Handel, George F. (1685-1759)

George Frideric Handel's autograph manuscript ... — George Frideric Handel’s autograph manuscript of the title page of Messiah, 1741 (Photo via Wikipedia)

Luke 2:8

⁸And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

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There were shepherds abiding in the field (recitative), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

"There were Shepherds abiding in the field" - G. F. Händel (Messiah) OSG, Carlos Mena, Jone Martínez

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Performed by Jone Martínez, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Coro de la OSG

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

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For unto us a child is born, from Messiah (Isaiah 9:6) – George F. Handel

Posted on May 4, 2012 Posted in Handel, George F. (1685-1759)

Isaiah 9:6

⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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For unto us a child is born (chorus), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

"For Unto Us a Child is Born" from Handel's Messiah - American Bach Soloists

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Timete Dominum [Fear the Lord] (Psalm 34:9,15; 1 Peter 3:12) – Ascanio Trombetti

Posted on May 3, 2012 Posted in Trombetti, Ascanio (1544-1590)

Statue of Apostle Peter on the St.Isaac cathedral in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Статуя Апостола Петра на Исаакиевском соборе в Санкт-Петербурге (Россия).

Psalm 34:9,15; 1 Peter 3:12a [Latin]

⁹O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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Timete Dominum (year unknown) by Ascanio Trombetti (1544-1590)

Ascanio Trombetti (1544-1590): Timete Dominum [a6]