What a wonderful word that literally means from the Hebrew, “praise ye the Lord.” Praising God is such a healing action to our very souls and praising Him in music really helps to bring that inner peace and joy we all crave.
In 1741, a struggling composer, Handel, was handed a libretto (text of an opera)from his friend. He set to work creating a 260 page oratorio and the Messiah (along with the Hallelujah Chorus) was born.
Handel composed Messiah without getting much sleep or even eating much food. When his assistants brought him his meals, they were often left uneaten. His servants would often find him in tears as he composed. When he completed “Hallelujah,” he reportedly told his servant, “I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself seated on His throne, with His company of Angels.”
Can you imagine the emotion that went into this amazing piece? Our choir sang a small part of it Sunday and it left me shouting inside as I thought of the Creator of the Universe, the Savior of the world Who died for me!
There are so many verse references in this piece but here are a couple. From Movement 24: “Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him.” Isaiah 53:4-5
Or Movement 44 used this reference: “The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever.” Revelation 11:15
If you want to see all the biblical references you can see them all here. Enjoy listening to his song by the choir from Faith Baptist.
Music is just a balm to the soul and I wrote about another song here that will help you praise God as you walk through your day.
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