For unto us a Child is born (Handel's Messiah)

"For unto us a Child is born"

From a recording of Handel's Messiah in the 1742 Dublin version, performed by the Dunedin Consort and Players under director John Butt.

Libretto designed and selected from New and Old Testaments of the Bible by Charles Jennens (1700-73).

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)

CD available from Linn Records:
https://www.linnrecords.com/recording-handel-messiah-dublin-version-1742

Art in the video:
1. Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506) [0:02]
2. Tintoretto (1518-1594) [0:14]
3. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) [0:28]
4. Antonio Balestra (1666-1740) [0:40]
5. Orazio Gentileschi (1563--1639) [0:58]
6. Carlo Maratta (1625-1713) [1:24]
7. Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) [1:34]
8. Jan Gossaert (c. 1478-1532) [1:48]
9. Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572) [1:58]
10. Franz von Rohden (1817-1903) [2:14]
11. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) [2:30]
12. Bonifacio Veronese (1487-1557) [2:40]
13. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) [2:55]
14. Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656) [3:08]
15. Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (1708-1787) [3:24]

Видео For unto us a Child is born (Handel's Messiah) канала Jeffrey Stivers