Lent - Day 23: Behold the Lamb of God

 

The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward Him and said,

“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

This is the One I meant when I said,

A man who comes after me has surpassed me

because He was before me.

I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came

baptizing by water was that He might be revealed in Israel’

John 1:29-30 

This week, I want to share with you some highlights from one of God’s greatest musical gifts to the world:  Handel’s Messiah.  If you are someone who considers this music a bit too classical for your personal taste, please bear with me, and concentrate on the words of the biblical text.  What a fascinating thing for John to say:  He has surpassed me because He was before me.  John was human, a man of "three score and ten."  Jesus was God and man. and came from eternity.

The Messiah is divided into three parts:  Part 1 - the Birth; Part 2 - the Passion; and Part 3 - the Resurrection.  We will look at songs from each section.  Today, it is from Part 2 and is based on the exclamation of John the Baptist:  Behold the Lamb of God.

 

Handel’s Messiah, Part 2, Chorus 22

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir