Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (George Frideric Handel)

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35-36. Hail, Judea, happy land

• (Posted 2015-01-04)  CPDL #34109:         

Editor: Robert Bolyard (submitted 2015-01-04).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 157 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: for SATB and Solo SA. Includes a keyboard version of the original accompaniment.

58. See the conquering hero comes (Seht, er kommt mit Preis gekrönt)

• (Posted 1999-12-15)  CPDL #00641:      (Finale 1998)

Editor: Vladimir Ursic Jr. (submitted 1999-12-15).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 64 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: for SSA.SATB a cappella. German version

• (Posted 2015-05-02)  CPDL #35271:    - Soprano1:   Soprano2:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:    

Editor: Helene Morleghem (submitted 2015-05-02).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 74 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: arrangement for 2 soprani voices, and alto (parts A & B of the score), and tenor, bass for part C.

60. Sing unto God

• (Posted 2004-06-17)  CPDL #07213:     

Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2004-06-17).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 355 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: for SATB and Solo AT. Includes a keyboard version of the original accompaniment.

68. Hallelujah, Amen

• (Posted 2022-10-22)  CPDL #71237:       

Editor: Éric Leroy (submitted 2022-10-22).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 195 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Version française "Alléluia, loué soit Dieu", version A, de Félix Raugel pour la fête du Christ Roi

• (Posted 2022-10-14)  CPDL #71148:       

Editor: Éric Leroy (submitted 2022-10-14).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 435 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Version française "Alléluia, loué soit Dieu", version B, de Félix Raugel pour la fête du Christ Roi

• (Posted 2001-02-28)  CPDL #02128:        (Finale 2001)

Editor: Terry Sanford (submitted 2001-02-28).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 141 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: for SATB. Includes a keyboard version of the original accompaniment.

• Training aids:   Soprano:    Alto:    Tenor:    Bass:  

Contributor: Helene Morleghem (submitted 2015-04-16).   Copyright: CPDL

General Information

Title: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Lyricist: Thomas Morell

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Oratorio

Language: English
Instruments: Orchestra

Composed 1746
First published: 1769 by William Randall in London
Description: An oratorio of 68 movements (Harris 1989), first performed 1747 in London. (IMSLP lists 41 movements.) Libretto based on the book of I Maccabees, first published in 1747.

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (George Frideric Handel) at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
• Full-text libretto at Opera.Stanford.edu

• View the Wikipedia article on Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (George Frideric Handel).

• Volume 1 of Channon's Thesis – Volume 2

References:

• Channon, Merlin George Charles. 1995. Judas Maccabaeus, Handel's victory oratorio of 1747, and its development in London performances until 1774. Ph. D. Thesis, The Open University, 2 volumes.
• Harris, Ellen T., Editor. 1989. The librettos of Handel's operas: a collection of seventy librettos documenting Handel's operatic career. New York: Garland, 1989. 13 volumes.

List of movements

First number from the Novello vocal score; number in parenthesis from Channon 1995

PART I 1(1). Overture: 2(2). Chorus: Mourn, ye afflicted children 3(3). Recitative: Well, Brethren, may your Sorrows flow Recitative: Daughters, let your distressful cries 4(4). Duet: From this dread scene, these adverse powers 5(5). Chorus: For Sion lamentation make 6(6). Recitative: Nor vain is all this storm of grief 7(7). Air: Pious orgies, pious airs 8(8). Chorus: O Father, whose almighty power 9(9). Recitative: I feel, I feel this Deity within 10(10). Air: Arm, arm, ye brave 11. Chorus: We come, we come in bright array (11A). The March 12(12). Recitative: Tis well, my friends 13(13). Air: Call forth my powers, my soul 14(14). Recitative: To heaven's almighty King we kneel 15(15). Air: O liberty 16(16). Air: Come, ever-smiling liberty 17(17). Recitative: These noble views, O Judas 18(18). Air: Tis liberty, dear liberty alone 19(19). Duet: Come, ever-smiling liberty 20(20). Chorus: Lead on, lead on, Judah disdains 21(21). Recitative: So willed my zealous father Recitative: We come, O see, thy sons prepare 22(22). Semi-Chorus: Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe 23(23). Recitative: Ambition! If e'er honor was thine aim 24(24). Air: No unhallowed desire (25). Recitative: By that adorable (26). Air: Choir of angels (27). Recitative: O Judas (28). Air: Endless fame (29). Air: May balmy peace (30). Air: Far brighter 25(31). Recitative: Haste we 26(32). Chorus: Hear us, O Lord, on thee thy servants call

PART II 27(33). Chorus: Fallen is the foe (11B). The March (34). Air: In Jehovah's awful st 28(35). Recitative: Victorious hero! Fame shall tell 29(36). Air: So rapid thy course is 30(37). Recitative: Well may we hope (38). Air: Flowing joys 31(39). Air: Sion now 32. Duet: Tune your harps (40). Recitative: Well may we hope (41). Air: Flowing joys 33(42). Recitative: O let eternal honours crown his name 34(43). Air: From mighty kings he took the spoil 35(44). Duet: Hail, hail Judea, happy land 36. Chorus: Hail, hail Judea, happy land 37(45). Recitative: Thanks to my brethren 38(46). Air: How vain is man, who boasts in fight (47). Recitative: Sweet are thy words (48). Air: Great in wisdom (49). Recitative: Thus pleased (50). Air: No more discons. 39(51). Recitative: O Judas, O my brethren 40(52). Air: Ah! Wretched, wretched Israel 41. Chorus: Ah! Wretched, wretched Israel 42(53). Recitative: Be comforted. Not think these plagues 43(54). Air: The Lord worketh wonders 44(55). Recitative: My arms! Against this Gorgias I will go 45(56). Air: Sound an alarm, Your silver trumpets sound 46. Chorus: We hear, we hear the pleasing dreadful call 47(57). Recitative: Enough. To heaven we leave the rest 48(58). Air: With pious hearts, and brave as pious 49(59). Recitative: Ye worshippers of God 50(60). Recitative: No more in Sion let the virgin throng 51(61). Duet: O never, never bow we down 52. Chorus: We never, never will bow down

PART III 53(62). Air: Father of Heaven, from thy eternal throne 54(63). Recitative: See, see yon flames that from the altar broke 55(64). Recitative: O grant it, heaven, that our long woes may cease 56(65). Air: So shall the lute and harp awake 57(66). Air: From Capharselama, on eagle wings I fly (67). Air: Powerful gods (68). Air: All his mercies (69). Recitative: Yet more (70). Air: Happy, O (71). Recitative: But lo! 58(72). Chorus: See the conquering Chorus: See the god-like youth advance Chorus: See the conquering hero comes 59(11C). The March 60(73). Chorus: Sing unto God, and high affections raise 61(74). Recitative: Sweet flow the strains that strike my feasted ear 62(75). Air: With honor let desert be crowned (76). Recitative: And may this (77). Air: All his mercies 63(78). Air: Peace to my countrymen (79). Air: O! Had I Jubal's 64(80). Chorus: To our great God be all the honour given 65(81). Recitative: Again to earth let gratitude descend (82). Air: O lovely peace, with plenty crowned 66(83). Duet: O lovely peace, with plenty crowned 67(84). Air: Rejoice, O Judah, and in songs divine 68. Chorus: Hallelujah! Amen

Original text and translations

68. Hallelujah, Amen

English text Hallelujah, Amen. O Judah, rejoice, in songs divine, With Cherubim and Seraphim harmonious join. (1769)

French text Version A Alléluia, amen, amen, alléluia, amen. Loué soit Dieu ! Qui règne aux cieux, chantons sa gloire, Loué soit Dieu ! Que son flambeau divin nous guide et nous éclaire, Et que son nom résonne dans nos chants joyeux ! Alléluia, amen, amen, alléluia, amen. A jamais loué, loué soit Dieu. Alléluia, amen, amen, alléluia, amen. Amen. Alléluia. Amen. by Félix Raugel

French text Version B Alléluia, alléluia, alléluia, Amen. Loué soit Dieu ! Il règne dans les cieux ; qu’il règne sur la terre ! Loué soit Dieu ! Que son flambeau divin nous guide et nous éclaire, Et que son nom résonne dans nos chants joyeux ! Alléluia, alléluia, alléluia, Amen. Loué soit Dieu ! Loué soit Dieu ! Alléluia, alléluia, alléluia, Amen. Alléluia. Amen. by Félix Raugel