Victoria Costa writes about George Frideric Handel and how he came to compose the Messiah, a classical musical staple that can carry listeners into the cosmic vision of redemption brought by the Resurrection, and know that Christ, who came into the world
In 1739, Charles Wesley published the text of “Hymn for Christmas-Day” in “Hymns and Sacred Poems.” This hymn was one of over 6,500 hymns Wesley would compose during his lifetime as a leader of the Methodist movement in England. “Hymn for Christmas-Day”