(instruments tuning) 
(crowd chattering) (audience applauding) (dramatic sacred orchestral music: Handel's Messiah) ♪ Comfort ye ♪ ♪ Comfort ye my people ♪ ♪ Comfort ye ♪ ♪ Comfort ye my people ♪ ♪ Saith your God ♪ ♪ Saith your God ♪ ♪ Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem ♪ ♪ And cry unto her, ♪ ♪ That her warfare, ♪ ♪ Her warfare is accomplished ♪ ♪ That her iniquity is pardoned ♪ ♪ That her iniquity is pardoned ♪ ♪ The voice of him that cries in the wilderness ♪ ♪ Prepare ye the way of the Lord ♪ ♪ Make straight in the desert ♪ ♪ A highway ♪ ♪ For our God ♪ ♪ Every valley ♪ ♪ Every valley shall be exalted ♪ ♪ Shall be exalted ♪ ♪ Shall be exalted ♪ ♪ Shall be exalted ♪ ♪ And ev'ry mountain and hill made low ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ Ev'ry valley ♪ ♪ Ev'ry valley ♪ ♪ Shall be exalted ♪ ♪ Ev'ry valley ♪ ♪ Ev'ry valley ♪ ♪ Shall be exalted ♪ ♪ And ev'ry mountain and hill made low ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ The crooked straight ♪ ♪ And the rough places plain ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be exalted ♪ 
♪ Shall be exalted ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ 
♪ Of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ 
♪ Of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ Shall see it together ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ 
♪ Shall see it together ♪ ♪ Shall see it together ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ Shall see it together ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ Shall see it together ♪ ♪ And the glory of, glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And the glory of, ♪ 
♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ Shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ For the mouth ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord ♪ ♪ Hath spoken it ♪ (dramatic strings) ♪ Thus saith the Lord, ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ And I will shake ♪ ♪ All nations ♪ ♪ I'll shake the heav'ns ♪ ♪ The earth ♪ ♪ The sea ♪ ♪ The dry land ♪ ♪ All nations ♪ ♪ I'll shake ♪ ♪ And the desire ♪ ♪ Of all nations shall come ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (dramatic strings) ♪ But who may abide the day of His coming ♪ ♪ And who shall stand when He appeareth ♪ ♪ Who shall stand ♪ ♪ When He appeareth ♪ ♪ But who may abide ♪ ♪ But who may abide ♪ ♪ The day of His coming ♪ ♪ And who shall stand when He appeareth ♪ ♪ And who shall stand ♪ ♪ When He appeareth ♪ ♪ When He appeareth ♪ ♪ For He is like a refiner's fire ♪ ♪ For He is like ♪ ♪ A refiner's fire ♪ ♪ Who shall stand when He appeareth? ♪ ♪ For He is like a ♪ ♪ Refiner's fire ♪ ♪ For He is like a refiner's fire ♪ ♪ And who shall stand when He appeareth? ♪ ♪ But who may abide the day of His coming? ♪ ♪ And who shall stand ♪ ♪ And who shall stand ♪ ♪ When He appeareth? ♪ ♪ When He appeareth ♪ ♪ For He is like ♪ ♪ A refiner's fire ♪ ♪ A refiner's fire ♪ ♪ And who shall stand when He ♪ ♪ When He appeareth ♪ ♪ And who shall stand when He appeareth ♪ ♪ For He is like a refiner's fire ♪ ♪ And who shall stand when He appeareth? ♪ ♪ When He appeareth ♪ ♪ For He is like ♪ ♪ A refiner's fire ♪ ♪ For He is like ♪ ♪ A refiner's fire ♪ (staccato strings) ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And he shall purify ♪ ♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ The sons ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ 
♪ Of Levi ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ And he shall purify ♪ 
♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ That they may offer unto the Lord ♪ ♪ An offering in righteousness ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify the sons of Levi ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ ♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ 
♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ That they shall offer unto the Lord ♪ ♪ An offering of righteousness ♪ ♪ And He shall purify ♪ 
♪ The sons of Levi ♪ ♪ That they may offer up to the Lord ♪ ♪ And offering in righteousness ♪ ♪ Behold, a virgin shall conceive ♪ ♪ And bear a son ♪ ♪ And shall call his name ♪ ♪ Emmanuel: God with us ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ Get thee up into the high mountain ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ Get thee up into the high mountain ♪ ♪ Get thee up into the high mountain ♪ ♪ O 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 ♪ ♪ Say unto the cities of Judah ♪ ♪ Behold, your God ♪ ♪ Behold, your God ♪ ♪ Say unto the cities of Judah ♪ ♪ Behold, your God! ♪ ♪ Behold, your God! ♪ ♪ Behold, your God! ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ Arise, shine, for thy light is come ♪ ♪ Arise ♪ ♪ Arise ♪ ♪ Arise, shine, for thy light is come ♪ ♪ And the Glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ The Glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Is risen ♪ ♪ Is risen upon thee ♪ ♪ Is risen ♪ ♪ Is risen upon thee ♪ ♪ The glory ♪ ♪ The glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Is risen ♪ ♪ Upon thee ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ Arise ♪ ♪ Say unto the cities of Judah ♪ ♪ Behold ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord is risen upon thee ♪ ♪ O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ♪ ♪ Sing unto the cities of Judah ♪ ♪ Behold ♪ ♪ Behold ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Of the Lord ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord is risen upon thee ♪ (dramatic orchestral strings) ♪ For behold, ♪ ♪ Darkness shall cover the earth ♪ ♪ And gross darkness the people ♪ ♪ And gross darkness the people ♪ ♪ But the Lord shall rise ♪ ♪ Upon thee ♪ ♪ And His glory ♪ ♪ Shall be seen 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 ♪ ♪ The people that walked in darkness ♪ ♪ That walked in darkness ♪ ♪ The people that walked ♪ ♪ That walked in darkness ♪ ♪ Have seen a great light ♪ ♪ Have seen a great light ♪ ♪ The people that walked ♪ ♪ That walked in darkness ♪ ♪ Have seen a great light ♪ ♪ The people that walked ♪ ♪ That walked in darkness ♪ ♪ That walked in darkness ♪ ♪ The people that walked in darkness ♪ ♪ Have seen a great light ♪ ♪ Have seen a great light ♪ ♪ A great light ♪ ♪ Have a seen a great light ♪ ♪ And they that dwell ♪ ♪ That dwell in the land of the shadow of death ♪ ♪ And they that dwell ♪ ♪ That dwell in the land ♪ ♪ That dwell in the land of the shadow of death ♪ ♪ Upon them the light shined ♪ ♪ And they that dwell ♪ ♪ That dwell in the land of the shadow of death ♪ ♪ Upon them hath the light shined ♪ ♪ Upon them hath the light shined ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ For unto us a child is born ♪ 
♪ For unto us a child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ For unto us a child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ A son is given ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon his shoulder ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon his shoulder ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon his shoulder ♪ ♪ And His name shall be called ♪ ♪ Wonderful ♪ ♪ Counselor ♪ ♪ Almighty God ♪ ♪ The everlasting Father ♪ ♪ The prince of peace ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A Son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us a Son is given ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon His shoulder ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon His shoulder ♪ ♪ And His name ♪ ♪ And His name ♪ ♪ Shall be called ♪ ♪ Wonderful ♪ ♪ Counselor ♪ ♪ Almighty God ♪ ♪ The Everlasting Father ♪ ♪ The Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ Unto us a child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A Son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A Son is given ♪ ♪ And the government shall be ♪ ♪ Shall be upon his shoulder ♪ ♪ And the government shall be, ♪ ♪ Shall be upon His shoulder ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon His shoulder ♪ ♪ And His name shall be called ♪ ♪ Wonderful ♪ ♪ Counselor ♪ ♪ Almighty God ♪ ♪ The Everlasting Father ♪ ♪ The Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a Child is born ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A Son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A Son is given ♪ ♪ Unto us ♪ ♪ A Son is given ♪ ♪ And the government ♪ ♪ The government shall be upon His shoulder ♪ ♪ And the government shall be upon His shoulder ♪ ♪ And His name shall be called ♪ ♪ Wonderful ♪ ♪ Counselor ♪ ♪ Almighty God ♪ ♪ The Everlasting Father ♪ ♪ The Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ The Everlasting Father ♪ ♪ The Prince of Peace ♪ (melodic, happy strings) ♪ There were shepherds abiding in the field ♪ ♪ Keeping watch over their flock by night ♪ ♪ And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them ♪ ♪ And the glory of the Lord shone round about them ♪ ♪ And they were sore afraid ♪ ♪ And the Angel of the Lord said unto them, ♪ ♪ Fear not, ♪ ♪ For behold, ♪ ♪ I bring you good tidings ♪ ♪ Of great joy ♪ ♪ Which shall be to all people ♪ ♪ For unto you is born this day ♪ ♪ In the City of David ♪ ♪ A Savior ♪ ♪ Which is Christ the Lord ♪ (up tempo strings) ♪ And suddenly there was with the angel ♪ ♪ A multitude of heavenly host ♪ ♪ Praising God and saying, ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ Glory to God in the highest ♪ ♪ And peace on earth ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ Glory to God in the highest ♪ ♪ And peace on earth ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ Glory to God in the highest ♪ ♪ And peace on earth ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill ♪ ♪ Goodwill ♪ ♪ Goodwill ♪ ♪ Goodwill ♪ ♪ Goodwill ♪ ♪ Goodwill ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Goodwill toward men ♪ ♪ Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice greatly ♪ ♪ Rejoice, O daughter of Zion ♪ ♪ O daughter of Zion, rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice ♪ ♪ O daughter of Zion ♪ ♪ Rejoice greatly ♪ ♪ Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Behold, thy King cometh unto thee! ♪ ♪ Behold, thy King cometh unto thee! ♪ ♪ Cometh unto thee! ♪ ♪ He is the righteous Savior ♪ ♪ And He shall speak peace unto the heathen ♪ ♪ He shall speak peace ♪ ♪ He shall speak peace ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ He shall speak peace unto the heathen ♪ ♪ He is the righteous Savior ♪ ♪ And He shall speak ♪ ♪ He shall speak peace ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ He shall speak peace ♪ ♪ Unto the heathen ♪ ♪ Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice greatly! ♪ ♪ Rejoice greatly ♪ ♪ O daughter of Zion ♪ ♪ Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Behold, thy King cometh unto thee ♪ ♪ Rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice ♪ ♪ And shout, shout, shout, shout ♪ ♪ Rejoice greatly ♪ ♪ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ♪ ♪ Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Behold, thy King cometh unto thee ♪ ♪ Behold, thy King cometh unto thee ♪ ♪ Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened ♪ ♪ And the ears of the deaf unstopped ♪ ♪ Then shall the lame man leap as a hart ♪ ♪ And the tongue of the dumb shall sing ♪ ♪ He shall feed his flock like a shepherd ♪ ♪ And He shall gather the lambs with His arm ♪ ♪ With His arm ♪ ♪ He shall feed His flock like a shepherd ♪ ♪ And He shall gather the lambs with His arm ♪ ♪ With His arm ♪ ♪ And carry them in His bosom ♪ ♪ And gently lead those that are with young ♪ ♪ And gently lead ♪ ♪ And gently lead ♪ ♪ Those that are with young ♪ ♪ Come unto Him, ♪ ♪ All ye that labour ♪ ♪ Come unto Him ♪ ♪ All ye that labor ♪ ♪ And He will give you rest ♪ ♪ Come unto Him ♪ ♪ All ye that labor ♪ ♪ Come unto Him ♪ ♪ That are heavy laden ♪ ♪ And He will give you rest ♪ ♪ Take His yoke upon you ♪ ♪ And learn of Him ♪ ♪ For He is meek and lowly of heart ♪ ♪ And ye shall find rest ♪ ♪ And ye shall find rest ♪ ♪ Unto your souls ♪ ♪ Take His yoke upon you ♪ ♪ And learn of Him ♪ ♪ For He is meek and lowly of heart ♪ ♪ And ye shall find rest ♪ ♪ And ye shall find rest ♪ ♪ Unto your souls ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ 
♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ 
♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ His burden ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ 
♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His burden ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His burden ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His burden ♪ ♪ Is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ And his burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ His burden is light ♪ ♪ His yoke is easy ♪ ♪ And his burden is light ♪ (applause)