33. The Lord gave the word

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	B flat major
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Andante allegro
Length	25 measures

English text
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens
• Text references: Psalm 68:11 (paraphrased)

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/17, p. 156, p. 156
• Bärenreiter piano–vocal score ›
• Opera Stanford ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Categories

• Handel oratorio choruses ›
• Choruses in B flat major ›
• Choruses in 4/4 meter ›
• Tempo Andante allegro ›

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