7. And he shall purify the sons of Levi

From Messiah, HWV 56, Part I, Scene 2: The Coming Judgment

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	g minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Allegro
Length	58 measures

English text
And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens
• Text references: Malachi 3:3 (condensed)

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/17, p. 32, p. 32
• Bärenreiter piano–vocal score ›
• Opera Stanford ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

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