Handel’s Messiah Part 3 – THE Hallelujah Chorus
My favorite of the all! The Hallelujah Chorus! If you don’t know the story behind it, you will laugh a little at this.
So Handel and the musicians of the day were to perform the entire Messiah for the King…
Handel’s Messiah Part 2 – Since By Man Came Death
I love that the songs are comprised of Bible verses and not only tell the story of Christmas, as we call it, but also lay out the gospel plan of salvation for everyone.
A tad bit of history: The king asked Handle to write a composition for Easter. Handel lived at the same time as Bach. But Handel was a bit more passionate about his work and the king liked his style…
FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN Okay, so it’s Christmas time. In my car this means the fabulous Messiah CD is in the player… we always listen to the Hallelujah Chorus. I’ve loved that song since we sang it in choir my freshman year at Western Christian. And I played violin beautifully for many years, so I love that long haired stuff.
bride linda kay 