14 September 1741 A.D. George Fredrick Handel finishes “The Messiah”
14 September 1741 A.D. George Fredrick Handel finishes “The Messiah” The Rev. Dr. John Stott had "The Messiah" played over and over as his death approached. The Rev. Dr. Prof. James Innes Packer preached at Dr. Stott's funeral. A wonderful rendition by the King’s College, Cambridge is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZTZRtRFkvk . It is 2 hours and about 40 minutes. Dr. Rusten tells the story. Rusten, E. Michael and Rusten, Sharon. The One Year Christian History . Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2003. Available at: http://www.amazon.com/The-Year-Christian-History-Books/dp/0842355073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393302630&sr=8-1&keywords=rusten+church+history George Frederick Handel was born in 1685, the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach. Handel’s father was the town surgeon of a suburb of Halle, Germany. His mother was the daughter of a Lutheran pastor. Handel was baptized as a Lutheran Churchman. H...