Handel’s Messiah: Soprano Excerpts

(a) There were shepherds abiding in the fields (secco recitative for soprano)
(b) And lo, the angel of the Lord (accompanied recitative for soprano)
And the angel said unto them (secco recitative for soprano)
And suddenly there was with the angel (accompanied recitative for soprano)
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (secco recitative for soprano or alto)
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto and/or soprano)
How beautiful are the feet (soprano, alto, or chorus)