Scene I: Christ's Passion
22. Chorus
Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)
23. Air
Countertenor: He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53:3) // He gave his back to the smiters, and his cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: He hid not his face from shame and spitting. (Isaiah 50:6)
24. Chorus
Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows! // He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:4-5)
25. Chorus
And with His stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)
26. Chorus
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6)
27. Accompagnato
Tenor: All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying: (Psalm 22:7)
28. Chorus
"He trusted in God that He would deliver Him; let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him." (Psalm 22:8)
29. Accompagnato
Tenor: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart: He is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any comfort to him. (Psalm 69:20)
30. Arioso
Tenor: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow. (Lamentations 1:12)
Scene II: Christ's Death and Resurrection
31. Accomagnato
Tenor: He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgressions of Thy people was He stricken. (Isaiah 53:8)
32. Air
Tenor: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. (Psalm 16:10)
Scene III: Christ's Ascension
33. Chorus
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. // Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. // Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. // Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. (Psalm 24:7-10)
Scene V: The Beginnings of Gospel Preaching
38. Air
Soprano: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things. (Isaiah 52:7 ; Romans 10:15)
Scene VI: The World's Rejection of the Gospel
40: Air
Bass: Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing? // The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord , and against His anointed. (Psalm 2:1-2)
41. Chorus
Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us. (Psalm 2:3)
42. Recitative
Tenor: He that dwelleth in Heav'n shall laugh them to scorn; The Lord shall have them in derision (Psalm 2:4)
Scene VII: God's Ultimate Victory
43. Air
Tenor: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Psalm 2:9)
44. Chorus
Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. (Revelation 19:6) // The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 11:15) // King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. (Revelation 19:16) Hallelujah!