Perhaps you've never considered it, but the lyrics of Georg Friedrich Handel's Messiah are taken entirely from the King James Version of the Bible. Also known as the Authorized Version, the KJV dates to AD 1611. Handel composed his Messiah in 1741. Can you imagine what a travesty it would be if someone attempted to re-create this, Handel's masterpiece substituting the words and phraseology of one of the modern versions? Can you imagine the Messiah set to the New International Version?
Neither can I.
Enjoy!
And Merry Christmas!
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