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Messiah: Thou Shalt Break Them (Handel)
Original Key: A Minor MP3
A forceful, exciting aria for tenor, with lyrics describing God's wrath towards those who work against him. Orchestral direction follows the London Philharmonic recording. Movement 43 of Handel's Messiah, this aria occurs immediately before the famed Hallelujah Chorus.
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Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron,
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
This recording copyright One Light Music Productions 2009
