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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Messiah . Messiah : copyist's manuscript, 1743-1746.
Accession Number: Cary 40 (Record ID: 115317)

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[1. Sinfony]

[2]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "Comfort ye my people"

[3]. Air: "Every valley"

[4]. Chorus: "And the Glory of the Lord"

[5]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "Thus saith the Lord"

[6].Air: "But who may abide"

[7]. Chorus: "And He shall purify"

[8]. Air and Chorus: "O Thou that tellest"

[9]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "For behold"

[10]. Air: "The people that walked"

[11]. Chorus: "For unto us a child is born"

[12]. Pifa

[13]. [Accompagnato]:: "And lo the angel of the Lord"

[14]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "And suddenly"

[15]. Chorus: "Glory to God"

[16]. Air: "Rejoyce greatly"

[16]. Air: "Rejoyce greatly" / [17]. Air: "He shall feed his flock"

[17]. Air: "He shall feed his flock"

[18]. Chorus: "His yoke is ease"

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[19]. Chorus: "Behold the lamb of God"

[20]. Air: "He was despised"

[21]. Chorus: "Surely, He hath born"

[21]. Chorus: "Surely, He hath born" / [22]. Chorus: "And with His Stripes"

[22]. Chorus: "And with His Stripes"

[23]. Chorus: "All we like sheep"

[24]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "All they that see Him"

[25]. Chorus: "He trusted in God"

[26]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "Thy rebuke"

[26]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "Thy Rebuke" / [27]. Air: "Behold and see"

[27]. Air: "Behold and see"

[27]. Aria: "behold and see" / [28]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "He was cut off"

[28]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "He was cut off" / [29]. Air: "But Thou didst not leave"

[29]. Air: "But Thou didst not leave"

[30]. Chorus: "Lift up your heads"

[31]. Chorus: "Let all the angels"

[32]. Air: "Thou art gone up on high"

[32]. Aria: "Thou art gone upon high" / [33]. Chorus: "The Lord gave the word"

[33]. Chorus: "The Lord gave the word"

[34]. Duet and Chorus: "How beautifull are the feet"

[35]. Arioso: "Their sound is gone out"

[36]. Aria: "Why do the nations"

[37]. Chorus: "Let us break their bonds"

[37]. Chorus: "Let us break their bonds" / [38]. Air: "Thou shalt break them"

[38]. Air: "Thou shalt break them"

[39]. Chorus: "Hallelujah"

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[40]. Air: "I know that my Redeemer liveth"

[40]. Air: "I know that my Redeemer liveth" / [41]. Chorus: "Since by man came Death"

[41]. Chorus: "Since by man came Death"

[42]. Accomp[a]g[nato]: "Behold I tell you a mystery"

[43]. Air: "The trumpet shall sound"

[44]. Duet: "O death, where is thy sting?"

[45]. Chorus: "But thanks"

[46]. Air: "If God be for us"

[47]. Chorus: "Worthy is the Lamb"

[48]. Chorus: "Amen"

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