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The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'

Note 56 — Chapter V

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The original English words in No. 16 (Chorus) were:—

"Bow down, bow down! on your faces fall adoring!" They are now "Before Him, upon your faces fall." The music of this number was also much altered. The impressive phrase, "upon your faces fall," just before the Chorale, was originally:—

adoring, adoring! The Lord is God, &c.
adoring, adoring! The Lord is God, &c.

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