George Frederic Handel - 'He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd' from "The Messiah"

Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.

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[pigskin100]

Such sublime music - I'm not religious but I still love the music for its own sake.

[Karamojo7mm]

I love it... it touches my soul.

[RebeckaSarkozy]

Food for the soul...so calming and reassuring <3

[SchrodingerHatedCats]

I'm singing this at church next Sunday. We do a lot of religious pieces from the "great masters" in our Traditional, esp. Handel and Mendelssohn. Our church has 4 choirs... Traditional, Contemporary, Children's and Latino and they're all just fantastic. Plus, there's a guitar group. Not bad for a smallish Catholic church, and the main reason why I'm a member of that particular church-- they're very much into music ministry. He (or she) who sings, prays twice!

[asunsol]

@pigskin100 I am not religious myself but this music touches my spirituality and it is uplifting, I chose it to start the 2011...spirituality and religion: two concepts that not necessarily have to go hand in hand

[montagueism]

@aellarex I'm with you on your estimate of an optimum human world population. It would take a lot of the pressure off of our shipmates if there were a few less human types running around and gobbling up every nonhuman thing that will fit in their mouths. As to the other, the fact that the human population is increasing at a tremendous rate should tell you how serious we are about taking responsibility for our reproduction.

[montagueism]

@aellarex I'm with you on your estimate of an optimum human world population. It would take a lot of the pressure off of our shipmates if there were a few less human types running around and gobbling up every nonhuman thing that will fit in their mouths. As to the other, the fact that the human population is increasing at a tremendous rate should tell you how seriously we are about taking responsibility for our reproduction.

[aellarex]

@montagueism Geneticists have now said that mankind nearly went extinct 70,000 y.a. Humanity dwindled to @ 2,000 mating pairs & everyone is closely related. Humankind males & females are apart from other mammals & lower. Mankind can have sex at anytime; they also know they have personal responsibility for sex & its potential for unwanted pregnancy. Most groups in the US & Europe have had continually lowering of the numbers in each tribe. Our world population needs to be @ 2 billion & never more.

[aellarex]

@montagueism Geneticists have now said that mankind nearly went extinct 70,000 y.a. Humanity dwindled to @ 2,000 mating pairs & everyone is closely related. Humankind males & females are apart from other mammals & lower. They can have sex at anytime; they also know they have personal responsibility for sex & its potential for unwanted pregnancy. Most groups in the US & Europe have had continually lowering of the numbers in each tribe. Our world population needs to be @ 2 billion & never more.

[pine2apple]

I had to learn this song for voice lessons. My teacher told me to sing this like I'm an opera mama. At first I was confused, but I understand now. The fact that she can sing those high notes so quietly means she's has control over her voice and she has muscles! I can't do that yet. *sigh* but soon!

[betenoireindustries]

great soloist.

[marsbreakfast]

Art was the greatest triumph of generosity in a Royal society, but eventually, it was the highest expression of popularity. Today, The Messiah is even more popular. Yet, "great art," today may be considered derivative, in 200 years. In 2210, we may still be listening to this & Beethoven's 9thS/4thM with Schiller's poetry, Goethe's idea of thought driving it, and people will still be paying the equivalent of money to hear it. We always get hung up over comparatives, but time will be the judge.