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Messiah

By George Frideric Handel and Traditional (lyrics).

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Lyrics:

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Halle-lujah!

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Halle-lujah!

For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth (Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!)
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth (Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!)
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth (Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!)
Hallelujah!

The kingdom of this world
Is become
The kingdom of our Lord
And of His Christ
And of His Christ

And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever

King of Kings forever and ever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
And Lord of Lords forever and ever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings forever and ever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
And Lord of Lords forever and ever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings forever and ever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
And Lord of Lords
King of Kings and Lord of Lords

And He shall reign forever and ever (And He shall reign, and He shall reign, and He shall reign, and He shall reign)
And He shall reign forever and ever (And He shall reign forever and ever)

King of Kings forever and ever
And Lord of Lords! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
And He shall reign forever and ever
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
And He shall reign forever and ever
Forever and ever! Forever and ever!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Halle-lujah!

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Niklink: (wiki editor)

Messiah has 53 movements. A full performance of the oratorio usually takes over two hours, not counting intermission time. However it is most enduring in popular culture—and probably being referenced in this wiki because of—the 44th movement, aka the "Hallelujah Chorus", and that movement is the only one included in the provided lyrics.

The words are from the King James Bible, Revelation 19:6, 11:15, and 19:16. The Book of Revelation claims to be written by 'John' on the island of Patmos. Christian tradition claims this to be John the Apostle and also John the Evangelist (author of the Gospel of John), but scholars generally consider these to be three different people and separate the author of Revelation as 'John of Patmos'.

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