11 - Handel Messiah Part 1 - For Behold Darkness - Bass Air

Soprano    • Handel's Messiah - Soprano   Alto    • Handel's Messiah - Alto   Tenor    • Handel's Messiah - Tenor   Bass    • Handel's Messiah - Bass   Bass Choir Practice: "For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth" by George Frideric Handel, is from the first part 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. Arioso For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (Isaiah 9:2,3)