Len Fehskens wrote:

>And finally, Mike, it was nice to hear someone else acknowledge that
>"Worthy is the Lamb" and the Amen from Messiah are fully as magnificent
>as the Hallelujah chorus.

Unless I missed something (I am reading all the Bach posts together right
now, not having read this list in a while), Mike did not mention "Worthy
is the lamb".  To me, the first openly Jewish atheist in this thread:-),
"Worthy is the lamb" has always been more, significantly more magnificent
and moving than the Hallelujah chorus.  Let me add that I have found the
thread very insightful and civilized on all sides so far.  Yoel

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