Handel’s Messiah is certainly one of the best-known of all classical music compositions. And the “Hallelujah” chorus from that work is the most well-known part of the entire work. Nonetheless, for the 37th year, the Los Angeles Master Chorale is offering up the Messiah Sing-Along at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

So if you want to be prepared for the concert, be sure you get the words for the entire Messiah. Here’s a cheat sheet of the different sections:

Part the First
1. Sinfonia (Overture)
2. Recitative Comfort ye my people Joseph Lopez
3. Aria Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Joseph Lopez
4. Chorus And the glory of the Lord
5. Recitative Thus saith the Lord John Buffett
6. Aria But who may abide John Buffett
7. Chorus And He shall purify
8. Recitative Behold, a virgin shall conceive Jessie Shulman
9. Aria/Chorus O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10. Chorus For unto us a child is born
11. Pifa Pastoral Symphony
12. Recitative There were shepherds abiding in the field Emma-Grace Dunbar
Recitative And lo, the angel of the Lord Emma-Grace Dunbar
13. Recitative And the angel said unto them Emma-Grace Dunbar
14. Recitative And suddenly, there was with the angel Emma-Grace Dunbar
15. Chorus Glory to God in the highest
16. Aria Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Emma-Grace Dunbar
17. Recitative Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened Jessie Shulman
18. Aria He shall feed his flock Jessie Shulman
19. Chorus His yoke is easy
— intermission —
Part the Second
20. Chorus Behold the Lamb of God
21. Aria He was despised Jessie Shulman
22. Chorus Surely He hath borne our griefs
23. Chorus And with His stripes
24. Chorus All we like sheep
25. Recitative All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn Jospeh Lopez
26. Chorus He trusted in God
27. Recitative He that dwelleth in heaven Joseph Lopez
28. Aria Thou shalt break them Jospeh Lopez
29. Chorus Hallelujah
Part the Third
30. Aria I know that my Redeemer liveth Emma-Grace Dunbar
31. Chorus Since by man came death
Chorus By man came also
Chorus For as in Adam all die
Chorus Even so in Christ
32. Recitative Behold, I tell you a mystery John Buffett
33. Aria The trumpet shall sound John Buffett
34. Chorus Worthy is the Lamb
Chorus Amen

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