Song Context:
The text of this aria comes from the words of the Jewish prophet Malachi.
Fun Facts:
1) These are sections 19-20 of the first part of Handel's famous Messiah, the prophecy of Christ's birth.
2) The text of the Messiah was compiled from the text of the King James Bible and Psalms of the Book of Common Prayer.
"Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened,
And the ears of the deaf
Unstopped.
Then shall the lame man leap
As an hart, and the tongue of the
Dumb shall sing."