And the glory of the Lord

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"And the glory of the Lord" is a jubilant chorus from the first part of Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, celebrating the revelation of God’s glory.

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And the glory of the Lord canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chorus ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
accompaniment orchestra ⓘ
associatedLiturgicalSeason Advent ⓘ
Christmas ⓘ
associatedWith Handel's Messiah Christmas performances ⓘ
catalogue HWV 56 (as part of Messiah) ⓘ
linked to: HWV 56
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Ireland ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 13 April 1742 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Dublin ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Messiah ⓘ
followedBy Thus saith the Lord of hosts ⓘ
genre oratorio chorus ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liturgicalUse sacred ⓘ
mood exultant ⓘ
jubilant ⓘ
notableFeature contrasting musical motives ⓘ
fugal choral writing ⓘ
homophonic and polyphonic textures ⓘ
originalTextVersion King James Version ⓘ
partOf Messiah ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeInNarrative prophetic announcement of the coming of the Lord ⓘ
positionInSequence No. 4 ⓘ
positionInWork Part I ⓘ
precededBy Ev'ry valley shall be exalted ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
subjectOf choral performances worldwide ⓘ
musicological analysis ⓘ
tempoIndication Allegro ⓘ
textOpening And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed ⓘ
textSource King James Bible ⓘ
linked to: King James Version
textSourceBook Isaiah ⓘ
textSourceChapter Isaiah 40 ⓘ
textSourceVerses Isaiah 40:5 ⓘ
theme divine salvation ⓘ
revelation of God's glory ⓘ
timeSignature 3/4 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext church service ⓘ
community sing-along Messiah ⓘ
concert performance ⓘ
vocalForces SATB choir ⓘ
workNumberInMessiah 4 ⓘ

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Messiah → movement → And the glory of the Lord ⓘ
subject linked to: Handel Messiah