Isaiah and Handel’s Messiah
If you are taking the opportunity to read the book of Isaiah in our new churchwide reading plan you will notice that the book of Isaiah makes up much of the lyrics for Handel’s Messiah including the following promises:
The Promise that Jesus would come
The Promise of How Jesus would come
The Promise of what Jesus would do when He came
Prophecies and promises of the Messiah’s death
Here is a listing of titles from this famous musical work along with scripture references from Isaiah.
From the Christmas portion:
“Comfort ye, my people.” (Isaiah 40, vv.1-3)
“Every valley shall be exalted” (Isaiah 40, v.4)
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed” (Isaiah 40, v.5)
“O Thou that tellest good tidings” (Isaiah 40, v.9)
“Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen” (Isa. 60, v.1)
“For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Isaiah 60, vv.2-3)
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Isaiah 9, v.2)
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” (Isaiah 9, v.6)
“Then shall the eyes of the bling be opened” (Isaiah 35, vv.5-6)
From The Prophecies of Jesus’ Death:
“He was despised and rejected” (Isaiah 50, v.6)
“And with his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53, v.5)
“And we like sheep have gone astray” (Isaiah 53, v.6)
Handbells – Opportunity for YOU
Wow! It was so nice to hear our handbells in worship playing Fanny Crosby’s hymn of praise, Praise Him! Praise Him!.
Would you like to ring some bells? For our first project we used only two octaves of bells, but we have two more octaves available to play. So don’t worry that we will have too many players. For our next project we will begin rehearsing on Wednesday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 214. Rehearsals will last about 45 minutes to one hour. You will be provided with gloves and will not share music. Our target date for playing will be August 1. Please send an email to Tara@feefeebc.org to let us know of your interest. We need you!