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Handel, Oratorio “Messiah”
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Let’s listen to the warm and moving message of hope Handel gives to our generation with the special high-class performance of “Messiah” by the Seoul Metropolitan Chorus

Program

PART ONE

1 SINFONIA -OVERTURE

2 Recit. Comfort ye my people 

3 Air. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted 

4 Chorus And the glory of the Lord 

5 Recit. Thus saith The Lord 

6 Air. But who may abide the day of his coming? 

7 Chorus And he shall purify

8 Recit. Behold, a virgin shall conceive

9 Air and chorus O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10 Recit. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
11 Air. The people that walked in darkness 

12 Chorus For unto us a child is born

13 Pifa
14 Recit. There were shepherds abiding in the field 
Recit And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
15 Recit. And the angel said unto them
16 Recit. And suddenly there was with the angel
17 Chorus Glory to God
18 Air. Rejoice greatly. O daughter of Zion 
19 Recit. Then shall the eyes of the blind
20 Air. He shall feed his flock
21 Chorus His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light


PART TWO 

24 Chorus. Surely he hath borne our griefs
25 Chorus. And with his stripes we are healed
26 Chorus. All we like sheep have gone astray
27 Recit. All they that see him laugh him to scorn
28 Chorus. He trusted in God
29 Recit. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
30 Air. Behold, and ee if there be any sorrow
31 Recit. The people that walked in darkness
32 Air. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
36 Air. Thou art gone up on high
38 Air. How beautiful are the feet  

40 Air and Recit. Why do you the nations so furiously rage together?
41 Chorus. Let us break their bonds asunder
42 Recit. He that dwelleth in heaven
43 Air. Thou shalt break them
44 Chorus. Hallelujah

PAPART THREE

45 Air. I know that my redeemer liveth

46 Chorus. Since by man came death
47 Recit. Behold, I tell you a mystrery
48 Air. The trumpet shall sound
53 Chorus. Worthy is the lamb that was slain