Help, Lord! (chorus)
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"Help, Lord! (chorus)" is a dramatic choral movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio *Elijah*, expressing the people’s urgent plea to God in a time of drought and despair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Help, Lord! (chorus) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6330136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Help, Lord! (chorus) Context triple: [Mendelssohn's Elijah, containsMovement, Help, Lord! (chorus)]
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A.
Arise, O Lord
"Arise, O Lord" is the English title of *Exsurge Domine*, the 1520 papal bull issued by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther’s teachings during the early Reformation.
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B.
Heaven Help Us All
"Heaven Help Us All" is a socially conscious soul song written by Ron Miller and most famously recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1970.
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C.
Oh My Lord
Oh My Lord is a song by the British rock band The Pretty Reckless from their album "Who You Selling For."
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D.
Glory, glory, hallelujah
"Glory, glory, hallelujah" is the famous opening line and refrain of the American Civil War-era song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," often sung in patriotic and religious contexts.
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E.
Help! (album)
Help! (album) is the Beatles’ 1965 studio album that served as the soundtrack to their film of the same name and features songs like “Help!” and “Yesterday.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Help, Lord! (chorus) Target entity description: "Help, Lord! (chorus)" is a dramatic choral movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio *Elijah*, expressing the people’s urgent plea to God in a time of drought and despair.
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A.
Arise, O Lord
"Arise, O Lord" is the English title of *Exsurge Domine*, the 1520 papal bull issued by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther’s teachings during the early Reformation.
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B.
Heaven Help Us All
"Heaven Help Us All" is a socially conscious soul song written by Ron Miller and most famously recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1970.
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C.
Oh My Lord
Oh My Lord is a song by the British rock band The Pretty Reckless from their album "Who You Selling For."
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D.
Glory, glory, hallelujah
"Glory, glory, hallelujah" is the famous opening line and refrain of the American Civil War-era song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," often sung in patriotic and religious contexts.
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E.
Help! (album)
Help! (album) is the Beatles’ 1965 studio album that served as the soundtrack to their film of the same name and features songs like “Help!” and “Yesterday.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ |
| accompaniment | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
people of Israel
ⓘ
time of drought ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
dramatic
ⓘ
imploring ⓘ urgent ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio chorus ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Christian sacred music ⓘ |
| movementType | dramatic chorus ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | expresses the people’s collective cry for divine help ⓘ |
| originalWorkPremiere | 1846 ⓘ |
| originalWorkPremierePlace |
Birmingham, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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| partOf | Elijah ⓘ |
| partOfCatalogue | Mendelssohn’s sacred vocal music ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
church performance of Elijah
ⓘ
concert performance of Elijah ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
story of the prophet Elijah ⓘ |
| textSource | Biblical-inspired text ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
ⓘ
drought ⓘ supplication ⓘ urgent plea to God ⓘ |
| vocalForces | mixed choir ⓘ |
| workNumberInProgram | movement of the oratorio Elijah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Help, Lord! (chorus) Description of subject: "Help, Lord! (chorus)" is a dramatic choral movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio *Elijah*, expressing the people’s urgent plea to God in a time of drought and despair.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mendelssohn Elijah