Soprano • Handel's Messiah - Soprano Alto • Handel's Messiah - Alto Tenor • Handel's Messiah - Tenor Bass • Handel's Messiah - Bass Soprano Choir Practice: " His Yoke Is Easy " , by George Frideric Handel, is the concluding chorus of Part 1 of Handel’s Messiah (HWV 56) . Part One concerns itself with the prophecy of the coming of the Messiah with the focus on the meaning of Advent and Christmas. The chorus is taken from Matthew “His Yoke is Easy, His Burthen is Light” symbolizes Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry. Matthew 11-30 " For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."