27. Behold and see if there be any sorrow

From Messiah, HWV 56, Part II, Scene 1: Christ’s Passion

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	e minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Largo e piano
Length	15 measures

English text
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens
• Text references: Lamentations 1:12 (adapted)

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/17, p. 132, p. 132
• Bärenreiter piano–vocal score ›
• Opera Stanford ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

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