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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Aria. "But Who May Abide"
About This Song
About "Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Aria. "But Who May Abide"" by Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
But Who May Abide' sets a paradox: a brisk, almost dance-like aria about enduring fire. The mezzo's voice skips lightly over the flames, yet the text asks who can survive refinement. Handel gives us a paradox of joy and dread—the refiner's fire as both terror and invitation, a trial that feels like grace.
