482 PSALM viii. How excellent Thy Name, O LORD, Above all heavens, O King ador'd, How hast Thou set Thy glorious Throne. O sing ye praises to great JEHOVAH; His power among the nations, and wondrous works proclaim. The great JEHOVAH is our awful theme, Hallelujah. (From "Saul.") HANDEL. 483 ST. MATTHEW ii. 1. In the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2. Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him. There beneath a lowly shed They found the Heavenly Infant laid, *xx. 18. 19. When the time drew near, that all things that were written concerning the Son of Man should be accomplished, that He should be delivered unto the Gentiles, and be mocked and spit upon, and that they should scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He should rise again, then Jesus went up to Jerusalem. xxi. 8. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way, others cut down branches from the trees, and spread them in the way. 9. And the multitude that went before, and that followed after, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the LORD; Hosanna in the highest.* Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. HANDEL. 484 No. 1 PSALM XI. 1. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, she shall flee as a bird unto the hill? No. 2 ix. 9. GOD is a constant sure defence As troubles rise His needful aids No. 3 xi. 2. Behold, the wicked bend their bow, Lurking in ambush to destroy The man of upright heart. No. 4 xii. 5. But GOD, Who hears the suff'ring poor, Will soon arise, and give them rest, No. 5 xi. 6. Snares, fire, and brimstone, on their heads No. 6 7. The righteous LORD will righteous deeds With signal favour grace, And to the upright man disclose The brightness of His face. No. 7 xiii. 6. Then shall my song, with praise inspir'd, Who to Thy servants in distress HANDEL. 485 PSALM 1xviii. 1. Let GOD arise, and let His enemies be scattered: let them also that hate Him flee before Him. 2. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt Thou drive them away and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at the presence of GOD. 3. Let the righteous be glad and rejoice before GOD, let them also be merry and joyful. 4. O sing unto GOD, and sing praises unto His Name. 19. Praised be the LORD. lxxvi. 6. At Thy rebuke, O GOD, both the chariot and horse are fallen. lxviii. 35. Blessed be GOD. Hallelujah. (Chandos Anthem, xi.) HANDEL. 486 Let the bright Seraphim, in burning row, Ever to sound His praise in endless blaze of light.* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 487 PSALM 1xxxix. 14. Let Thy hand be strengthened, and Thy right hand be exalted. 15. Let justice and judgment be the preparation of Thy seat, let mercy and truth go before Thy face. Hallelujah. Amen. HANDEL. 488 "THE MESSIAH." No. I OVErture. No. 2 ISAIAH xl. 1. Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God. 2. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. 3. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our GOD. No. 3 4. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain. No. 4 ISAIAH xl. 5. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 489 No. 5 HAGGAI ii. 6, 7. Thus saith the LORD of Hosts; yet once, a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come. MALACHI iii. 1. The LORD, Whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the LORD of Hosts. No. 6 2. But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? for He is like a refiner's fire. No. 7 3. And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. 490 No. 8 ISAIAH Vii. 14. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Emmanuel. ST. MATTHEW i. 23. "GOD with us." No. 9 ISAIAH xl. 9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain: 0 thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength : lift it up, be not afraid: say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your GOD! lx. I. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise, shine, for thy light is come: and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. *O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise, say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your GOD! Behold, the glory of the LORD is risen upon Thee.* * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 491 No. 10 ISAIAH lx. 2, 3. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. No. II ix. 2. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. No. 12 6. For 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. |