The Sixteen
Messiah Lyrics
Disc 1
- Messiah: Part I, I. Symphony
- Messiah: Part I, II. Tenor recitative "Comfort ye, My People"
- Messiah: Part I, III. Tenor aria "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted"
- Messiah: Part I, IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"
- Messiah: Part I, V. Bass recitative "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"
- Messiah: Part I, VI. Countertenor aria "But who may abide the days of his coming?"
- Messiah: Part I, VII. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"
- Messiah: Part I, VIII. Contralto recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
- Messiah: Part I, IX. Contralto aria and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"
- Messiah: Part I, X. Bass recitative "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"
- Messiah: Part I, XI. Bass aria "The people that walked in darkness"
- Messiah: Part I, XII. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"
- Messiah: Part I, XIII. Pifa
- Messiah: Part I, XIVa. Soprano recitative "There were shepherds abiding in a field"
- Messiah: Part I, XIVb. Soprano recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord"
- Messiah: Part I, XV. Soprano recitative "And the angel said unto them, fear not"
- Messiah: Part I, XVI. Soprano recitative "And suddenly there was with the angel"
- Messiah: Part I, XVII. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"
- Messiah: Part I, XVIII. Soprano aria "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
- Messiah: Part I, XIX. Contralto recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened"
- Messiah: Part I, XX. Contralto aria "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" / Soprano aria "Come unto Him all ye that labour"
- Messiah: Part I, XXI. Chorus "His yoke is easy and His burthen is light"
- Messiah: Part II, XXII. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"
- Messiah: Part II, XXIII. Contralto aria "He was despised and rejected of men"
Disc 2
- Messiah: Part II, XXIV. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"
- Messiah: Part II, XXV. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"
- Messiah: Part II, XXVI. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"
- Messiah: Part II, XXVII. Tenor recitative "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"
- Messiah: Part II, XXVIII. Chorus "He trusted in God"
- Messiah: Part II, XXIX. Tenor recitative "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
- Messiah: Part II, XXX. Tenor aria "Behold and see if there be any sorrow"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXI. Tenor recitative "He was cut off out of the land"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXII. Tenor aria "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXIV. Tenor recitative "Unto which of the angels said He"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXV. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXVI. Countertenor aria "Thou art gone up on high"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXVII. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXVIII. Soprano aria "How beautiful are the feet"
- Messiah: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"
- Messiah: Part II, XL. Bass aria "Why do the nations so furiously rage"
- Messiah: Part II, XLI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
- Messiah: Part II, XLII. Tenor recitative "He that dwelleth in Heaven"
- Messiah: Part II, XLIII. Tenor aria "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"
- Messiah: Part II, XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah"
- Messiah: Part III, XLV. Soprano aria "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
- Messiah: Part III, XLVI. Chorus "Since by man came death"
- Messiah: Part III, XLVII. Bass recitative "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
- Messiah: Part III, XLVIII. Bass aria "The trumpet shall sound"
- Messiah: Part III, XLIX. Countertenor recitative "Then shall be brought to pass"
- Messiah: Part III, L. Countertenor/tenor aria "O Death, where is thy sting?"
- Messiah: Part III, LI. Chorus "But thanks be to God"
- Messiah: Part III, LII. Soprano aria "If God be for us, who can be against us"
- Messiah: Part III, LIIIa. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain"
- Messiah: Part III, LIIIb. Chorus "Amen"