...Him that sitteth thereon.' " Handel's own words in reference to the moment of inspiration were — " I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself!" The recent performance of this wonderful Oratorio — which has never been omitted at a Birmingham...

...whose name it bore; and when engaged in the great Hallelujah Chorus, he says in his broken English, " I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself." Some days before his death he expressed a strong wish that he might die on the Good Friday, "that he...

...work, that after he composed that triumphant shout of praise, ' The Hallelujah Chorus,' he said, ' I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself.' It is no exaggeration to say that the most important element to success in any work, is to possess...

...attestation of Handel, I think, when some one asked him how he felt when writing the " Hallelujah Chorus," " I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself." I hope it will be possible to deal with music, even in our ordinary simple services, so as to produce...

...Handel that, being asked about his ideas and feelings when composing the Hallelujah Chorus, he replied, "I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself." He would frequently burst into tears while writing, and is said to have been found by a visitor sobbing...

...that, being asked about his ideas and feelings when composing the Hallelujah Chorus, he replied, " I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself." He would frequently burst into tears while writing, and is said to have been found by a visitor sobbing...

...reply of Handel to one who asked him how he felt when he was writing the awful Halleluiah Chorus, " l did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God," gives us the key to successful creative thinking. Whatever else we do, we should surround ourselves...

...his ideas and feelings when he composed the Hallelujah chorus, he replied in his broken English: " I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself." While engaged in the composition his excitement often rose to such a pitch that he would burst into...

...readily appreciate Handel's own words when describing his own sensations in writing the " Messiah : " "I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself." The great man died on Good Friday night, 1759, aged seventy-five years. He had often wished " he might...

...festival ? Handel's own words, describing his feelings as he penned that noble inspiration, are these : " I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself." Many of his manuscripts were blotted with his tears. It is a grand thing to drink in Holy Scripture...