Zadok the Priest
Handel Lyrics

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Zadok, the Priest and Nathan, the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
And all the people rejoic'd, and said:
'God save The King, long live The King, may The King live for ever!
Amen Hallelujah!'

Overall Meaning

Handel's Zadok The Priest is a triumphant choral work with resounding lyrics that depict the anointment of King Solomon. The lyrics present two religious figures, Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet, who were commissioned to anoint Solomon as king. The lyrics then go on to describe the people's joy and celebration as they shout 'God save The King, long live The King, may The King live for ever!'. This part of the lyrics is a reflection of how the people were filled with hope and optimism for the reign of the new king.

The lyrics showcase Handel's lyrical talent in creating an awe-inspiring, triumphant piece that captures the essence of a coronation ceremony. The song is more than just a celebration of Solomon's anointment but also an acknowledgment of the divine intervention that led to the rise of a new king. Handel's use of religious figures in the lyrics and the inclusion of Hallelujah makes the song have a strong religious feeling as it celebrates the divine's role in the king's ascension.

Line by Line Meaning

Zadok, the Priest and Nathan, the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
Zadok the High Priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon as the king.

And all the people rejoic'd, and said:
The people became glad and exclaimed,

'God save The King, long live The King, may The King live for ever!
'May God save the king, let the king live for a long time and may he live forever!

Amen Hallelujah!'
Amen. Praise be to God!

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01Zadok the Priest

Handel

02Solomon HWV 67 / Act 3: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba3:08

03Semele HWV 58 / Act 2: "Where'er You Walk"4:01

04Water Music Suite - Water Music Suite in F Major: Hornpipe and Andante8:01

05Water Music Suite / Water Music Suite in F Major: Air3:23

06Water Music Suite - Water Music Suite in F Major: Bourée and Hornpipe1:32

07Water Music Suite in D Major, HWV 349: Hornpipe4:03

08Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 1: "Dove sei, amato bene?"4:20

09Organ Concerto No.13 in F -"Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 1. Larghetto2:43

10Organ Concerto No.13 in F -"Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 2. Adagio4:13

11Organ Concerto No.13 in F -"Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 3. Organo ad libitum: Aria & Passpied (Telemann)4:06

12Organ Concerto No.13 in F -"Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 4. Larghetto3:13

13Organ Concerto No.13 in F -"Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 5. Allegro3:11

14Suite No.11 in D minor, HWV 437: Sarabande2:57

15Berenice, HWV 38 / Act 2: Minuet from Overture4:08

16Jephtha, HWV 70 / Act 3: "Waft her, angels, through the skies"4:51

17Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63: "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!"2:58

18Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1: Largo5:27

19Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258: Zadok the Priest5:53

20Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Overture7:30

21Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351: 2. Bourrée1:14

22Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance2:05

23Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance2:05

24Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351: 5. Menuet I-II2:29

25Samson HWV 57 / Act 1: "Return, O God of hosts"4:32

26Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294: 1. Andante allegro3:51

27Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294: 2. Larghetto4:35

28Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294: 3. Allegro moderato2:30

29Samson HWV 57 / Act 3: "Let the Bright Seraphim"5:53

30Concerto grosso in D, Op.3, No.6, HWV 317: Concerto Grosso in D, Op.3, No.6, HWV 3176:31

31Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day (HWV76): "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"3:53

32Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 3: March & Battle2:37

33Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 3: "Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato"6:05

34Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: "For unto us a Child is born"3:37

35Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: "I know that my Redeemer liveth"5:50

36Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: "The Trumpet Shall Sound"3:59

37Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: "Hallelujah"3:40

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Comments from YouTube:

@AFGuidesHD

50w↑191

The high note in Nathan is beautiful. Too bad its not always part of the renditions.

@alfielb8040

50w↑1

renaissance man account

@AFGuidesHD

50w↑1

@Alfie LB what ?

@alfielb8040

50w↑15

@AFGuidesHD I'm saying you're a renaissance-man, for appreciating the details to this and for running a massive gaming channel

@AFGuidesHD

50w↑3

@Alfie LB thanks ;)

@Atreas40000

49w

is there a reason why it is not always included?

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@AJA-ie5uu

50w↑371

What a masterpiece. Imagine sitting down to write an anthem for a coronation and coming up with this. It would sound breathtaking in the Abbey.

@eightiesboy

50w↑35

It did, this morning. Breathtaking.....!

@shirleyanne6573

50w↑10

it did

@johngrout6039

50w↑12

While living in Rome, Handel met the Prince of Wales, whose father had been named HM King George I but had never moved to England. The Prince, who had moved to London, invited Handel to do the same. After the Prince had become HM King George II, he and his court chose Handel to write his Coronation Anthems.

@Heikinnen0301

50w↑6

God save HM King Charles III 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇫🇮🇬🇧

@petercdowney

49w

@John Grout And now, Handel is buried in Westminster Abbey!

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@rhyswalker1775

2y↑360

My teacher would play this song when it was someone’s birthday and he even had a crown you could wear for the day! Good times

@newtonwhatevs

50w↑15

That's lovely.

@sundygilchrist4677

50w↑13

What a great teacher! 💛😃😃

@alexmulaku7530

48w↑8

What a memorable way to celebrate someone's birthday!

@Massthetrainfanatic

48w↑2

My teacher had a cloak and crown

@nathanind245

44w↑3

Your teacher was a legend

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@AFGuidesHD

3y↑1.3K

German song for a German King
Quintessentially British

@6RshEuH2

3y↑90

where do you think the current line is from? they're german.

@Mike-zh1ew

3y↑107

Well, Handel considered himself to be English, so what’s not to love?

@lucmanzoni6265

3y↑22

Good one, but I'd say Engish rather than British... poor Scots and Welsh are not to be put in the same bag with the Hannover or Coburg-Gotha etc...

@alexander9703

3y↑69

@Lüc Manzoni You'd say very wrongly. Elizabeth II is Queen of the whole United Kingdom, and she is half Scottish which is more than she is English

@lucmanzoni6265

3y↑19

@Alexander And you misunderstood very badly what I said. It does not matter which blood she has in her veins, the British monarchs are essentially English monarchs, no matter what. They have always done the interests of the English, and the Scottish have always been treated as a semi-colony. Who tried to do the opposite ended up beheaded.

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@janisfallstich1567

1y↑367

Handel's music will soar again ❤

@LGranthamsHeir

1y↑17

On #CoronationDay May 6, 2023. Looking forward to it.

@professionalinsultant3206

50w↑6

@Churros4tuvia tomorrow

@szaboerika8303

50w

@LGranthamsHeir ❤

@szaboerika8303

50w

❤

@JohannSebastianWainwright

50w↑1

Did they use it? I read they used some new ALW instead

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@Zzyzzyzzs

50w↑106

Just came from the Coronation broadcast. I'm not a royalist or royal buff, but the Coronation was a unique opportunity to see this piece in context. Turns out it accompanies the most sacred moment in the event, when the ruler is anointed with oil in a private ceremony of sacrament before being invested and crowned. Something that hadn't been seen in 70 years. The orchestra and the choir blew it out of the park.

@notgadot

40w

I feel the same

@SydneySewerat

31w↑1

You should try watching Queen Elizabeth's coronation. Just mesmerizing.

@tynnahdarkz

28w↑1

It's an important moment for sure. The monarch is divested of his earthly riches and given a private moment before they arise as the avatar of the nation. In that moment, they are reminded that while the laws made in their name will be used to judge their people, they too in turn will be judged by a higher power greater than them, a power they are made to humble themselves before.

@notgadot

25w

@@tynnahdarkz whoa. where are you from?

@Maino88

9y↑6.2K

Can you imagine when the Queen eventually passes away, and Charles becomes King. As he walks through Westminster Abbey on the day of his coronation, and 95% of the viewing public are going to be thinking to themselves, 'Why the bloody hell are they playing the Champions League theme?!?!'

It'll always be Zadok the Priest to me.

@mahiru20ten

9y↑154

I can feel that;s going to happen lol

@jorgerodrigogomezflores5711

9y↑443

People listening on the radio will be like "There was a match today?"

@elcee84

9y↑76

Irriducibile11 OMG! i thought i was the only one. I have such a great feeling about this also. William is next in line for the throne in my eyes.

@Samura1gamer

9y↑67

most of the people hopefully will be thinking "it's 201x and we still have kings and queens and princesses? where is humanity going to"

@Knight3000KRMDT

9y↑19

Irriducibile11 I do think so. Prince William would eventually became King before his father will be.

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@Drawyah

2y↑1.5K

A whole load of people going to be confused tomorrow as to why King Charles III is being crowned to the Champions League theme.

@bangslamwham88

2y↑140

My father joked people will be asking themselves "did the King win the Champions League or something?

@UbaldoColdagelli

2y↑83

Maybe we'll here something like: "The Coronation of King Charles III is brought to you by (name of typical Champions League sponsors), official sponsors of the Royal Family"... who knows... 😂😂😂😂

@bejay90

50w↑19

Lool spot on mate

@johnmarston6429

50w↑11

It's only fitting 😄

@serenity20001

50w↑4

@Ubaldo Coldagelli omg 😂😂😂

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@escopiliatese3623

4y↑264

There have only been a few moments in musical history that truly build up tension to the point of giving you a transcendental experience. For me, it is Zadok, and the Kyrie of Mozart’s Great Mass

@GoshGus

3y↑1

Oh, the Great Mass in C is so glorious. Glorious, and big paycheck from performing it. Same as with Handel. He pays the rent!

@escopiliatese3623

@SopranoAscends C6 haha! Mozart and Handel, certainly always playing off of one another.

@cosmofoxgaming1268

2y↑1

Vivaldi is great at this too

@adampajkowski3383

2y↑1

I've more of a Stuart inclination; Purcell's Funeral March for Queen Mary gives me goosebumps. Although his James ii coronation music is almost without anything interesting enough to separate it from his other works.

@cathol1c778

Is the Great Mass the same as Mozart’s Coronation Mass? Nothing and I mean nothing eclipses the Gloria from Mozart’s Coronation Mass.

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@howardchasnoff208

2y↑528

9/8/22 Now we can hear Zadok the Priest played at King Charle's ( if that's what his name will be) Coronation. What a thrill to hear this not just as a concert piece but as an actual Coronation Anthem for
the anointing of a king.

@ghola82

2y↑25

I'm American, and I'm super excited! :)

@steffenreimann2854

2y↑12

@ghola82
I'm German, I don't like monarchy, but I'm excited too.^^

@robinhocerezo6361

2y↑14

I'm French, and we have among us a guy who thinks he is also a monarch (like the others before him) 😉

More seriously, I can only imagine what a citizen of the commonwealth must feel. RIP Queen Elizabeth 🙏

@kefkism8695

2y↑8

Bruh I thought I was alone thinking this.

@carnivaltym

2y↑4

It'll be a show alright! And this the musical show stopper!

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@matvdb4265

17w

My god, this is one of the most glorious pieces of music ever created
The whole build-up never fails to give me chills
I picture the ongoing evolution of humanity in it

@genericguy_

2y↑361

THESE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@harry5326

48w↑1

DIE MEISTE

@lucahachani3051

47w↑3

ahaha

@fernandocolindres4123

46w↑11

I was looking only for this comment 😂😂

@noviranger239

39w↑3

Charles with the scorpion kick!

@ogunlanamichael9133

34w

Swears, I can't stop hearing Champions league@@fernandocolindres4123

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@burkewhb

10y↑222

This is truly magnificent music. So majestic and glorious. Handel was a genius, and along with the Messiah, the Watermusic Suite and Music for the Royal Fireworks, this is one of his greatest works. Zadok the Priest is one of the coronation anthems.

@baburajanjames8103

5y↑1

This was played at my daughter’s wedding at the Chapel at Kings College. At that time I wondered why on earth we were saving the King who has been long gone then.

@brookeggleston9314

5y↑1

@Baburajan James You must really love your daughter!!!
Happy Christmas!

@derekmulready1523

And . If he had not been well received in Fishamble street in Dublin city we might not have ever heard of Handle.

@glynnwright1699

2y↑1

@Derek Mulready Handel established his reputation in Italy, before visiting England or Ireland.

@dbrooke3629

29w

I had no idea it was the same man!

@giuseppegigliotta

45w↑143

Die Meister! Die Bestern! Les grandes équipes! THE CHAMPIONS!!!! 🇪🇺⚽️🏆

@clusterwaffles4679

27w↑2

THE CHAMPIOOOOONS!!!

@notgadot

25w↑1

THE KING

@samko59

6y↑115

Handel, like Bach, was brilliant! In my opinion, they are the most glorious composers in all of history!

@embreis2257

2y↑3

what about Beethoven, Mozart, Verdi, Vivaldi, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner, Schubert? just to name a few

@G.P.Telemann4261

2y↑6

@Embreis he said "in my opinion"

@glynnwright1699

2y↑2

@Embreis ‘Handel is the greatest, the ablest composer that ever lived’ - a quote from Beethoven.

@janinemontgomery5290

1y↑1

I would add Mozart, Mendelssohn, a few others, but agreed Handel and Bach r I the top 3.

@calicojack6711

2y↑471

A great monarch has passed, and within a year from now we will hear this great piece of music, after a 70 year reprieve—the longest time in British history we have had to wait—ring from Westminster Abbey once again. Rest in peace HM Queen Elizabeth II, God Save the King.

@barilla-ou7qq

2y↑9

Very well said 🙂🥰

@jbeausang5329

Nah mate Lizzie was a right aul fart glad to see her off innit yer right though long wait for a crackin tune bout time

@nzlemming

1y↑2

They'd better change the lyrics just a bit....

@DONUTBUZZCUT

@nzlemming Why?

@nzlemming

1y↑2

@DONUTBUZZCUT Because they sang Queen, not King, obviously

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@jessmorgan6732

6y↑1.1K

"Who wants transparency when you can have magic? Who wants prose when you can have poetry? Pull away the veil and what are you left with? An ordinary young woman of modest ability and little imagination. But wrap her up like this, anoint her with oil, and hey, presto, what do you have? A goddess."

@sayno2lolzisback

4y↑52

I love this show.

@luluseatowngetdown6251

4y↑50

Ah. Good quote from the crown 👑

@luluseatowngetdown6251

4y↑32

Duke of Windsor right

@barker940

4y↑9

An anointed QUEEN or KING!

@michealtaylor7745

4y↑31

Jess Morgan, our monarchy goes bk over a thousand years of history, it's changed with the times & the ppl although that time, now Queen Elizabeth 2nd has done her job like no other woman could or would want to, she's never hardly got any privacy but she's done her part in her way better than most monarchs have, she really doesn't want to be in all nations of the world but she does what's expected of her, my mum always said as most women did that she's never want to be the Queen. No privicacy, all work & media hounding her.

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@WeMuckAround

50w↑130

I’m British but on holiday in America. It’s 11pm the day before the coronation. I have made a Victoria Sponge, I have proper tea bags, proper biscuits, bunting up and have even convinced an American to let me fly the Union Jack outside his house. My alarm is set for 5am!

@richardweil8813

50w↑7

Hope you enjoyed the show, we loved watching it live too. My wife's mum (1924-2021) was Scouse, and a war bride in 1945. So we see her cousins in Cardiff and Liverpool now and then, but just love the history of Britain Not only Westminster and London in general, but through traveling around--hearing a choir's songs filtering down while we walked through the Roman foundations of the York cathedral was particularly amazing. Have fun on your trip here!

@harrypalmer5890

50w↑5

Just do not rise the tax on the tea.

@oberonstringweed3344

50w↑1

Good man 🇬🇧

@l4cov

50w↑3

Enjoy the time in your colony mate

@jimrogers7460

50w

It seems to me the height of Stockholm Syndrome and brainwashing to have people celebrate somebody who presumes to rule over them.

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@jamescarlton6016

8y↑1.7K

Does this song give you major goose bumps??

@contrabombarde8240

8y↑38

MAJOR

@evesapple

8y↑55

It does me, which I know to a lot of my friends (and probably others) would seem a contradiction as I don't actually believe in God. However, I do believe in and I do love my country. A thousand years of tradition and history is not something to just disregard, no matter what anti-monarchists say.

@jamescarlton6016

8y↑20

glad someone agrees with me. this song with earphones is simply amazing. breath taking piece of music.

@wkruit

8y↑3

It should...

@ibman68

8y↑1

haha

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@JackSardonic

1y↑78

Looking forward to hearing this mighty anthem live next month

@thegamerteo0560

50w↑7

It's tomorrow 🎉

@asoru5573

50w↑4

@Thegamerteo05 TOMORROW BABY

@sigmatrouba539

2y↑112

Finally after years of patience. In few weeks we will be able to listen this masterpiece for real !!!

@ebojfmdboojoh4023

2y↑26

Probably a bit longer. The Coronation of Charles will most likely be sometime next year.

@90sdiablo51

2y↑1

@EBOJFM DBOOJOH Yeah, I'm pretty much thinking the same thing too.

@Ar5404

Wow, I think I am going to wet myself.

@evanmaguire2280

2y↑2

Could just listen to it at a Champions League match or on TV watching one

@ebojfmdboojoh4023

2y↑1

@Evan Maguire You do no they don't play this at Champions league games. It only samples it.

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@glendodds3824

50w↑24

Zadok the Priest is the most famous of Handel's coronation anthems, but all of them are magnificent; one masterpiece after another by a genius at the height of his powers.

@Mr.Javert

25w↑5

Our teacher for music told us during the class that if we listen to the UEFA Champions League theme, and asks us what the piece is, we should answer that it is Zadok the Priest by Handel!
Quite unlikely, I know, however I've partipated to a general knowledge contest and I've received this exact question to my surprise, and thanks to him I knew the answer was Zadok the Priest. Long live my teacher!

@rafaelkafka

7y↑270

Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
And all the people rejoiced, and said:
God save the King! Long live the King!
May the King live for ever,
Amen, Allelujah!

@annemassieu1763

6y↑5

so beautiful

@mavismusicdocumentaries7355

6y↑2

Rafael Kafka no

@Lny_Forner

2y↑181

Sometime next year the world will likely listen to this piece as Charles is formally anointed as King. It's crazy to imagine such a thing, but here we are.

@Ar5404

2y↑1

GB still has a king in 2022, THAT is crazy. Archaic.

@marthsmask5798

2y↑25

@Ar5404 many countries have

@theopuech4961

@Marths Mask still archaic

@chaditionalist5698

2y↑13

@Ar5404 kind of cringe that most other countries don't have a king

@rebecca.smith.

2y↑3

@Ar5404 us and 27 other countries including Thailand, Netherlands, Sweden, Demark, Spain, Bhutan...not to mention Japan has an Emperor.

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@Musica-xo3uv

4y↑36

I love the intro!!!!! This anthem is a masterpiece. Handel was a genius 🙌🏻

@james-r

50w↑19

I’ve heard this piece of music throughout my life, but when I heard it yesterday during the coronation, I got a lump in my throat and had to stop still for a moment. Such a historic event.

@nannalaz

5y↑34

I'm 12, and i sing this beautiful song in my choir, I LOVE IT ❤️

@elizabethsohler4149

4y↑3

Good for you! You have excellent taste!

@adonaiyah2196

44w↑14

The use of this in the Madness of King George was magnificent. How the contrast of the restraining chair and the throne juxtaposed each other was incredible

@Kopite4life12

8y↑2.1K

Imagine sitting on a throne, having a big crown placed on your head, with this playing in the background - you would feel like a God on earth!

@corychapin5470

8y↑225

haha that's the idea. The British monarch is intended to be a god on earth

@ederrit

8y↑10

Dig in a little bit in, not the mainstream, media and you will be surprised. :(

@asl19999

8y↑24

I don't think it will be played in that capacity many more times

@Byronpat

8y↑25

Yet they sing God save the King? :D

@albakingification

8y↑12

+Byronpat the song was written during a period of only kings

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@mdsayedhasan6061

50w↑34

Zadok the Priest (HWV 258) is a British anthem that was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Alongside The King Shall Rejoice, My Heart is Inditing, and Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, Zadok the Priest is one of Handel's coronation anthems. One of Handel's best-known works, Zadok the Priest has been sung prior to the anointing of the sovereign at the coronation of every British monarch since its composition and has become recognised as a British patriotic anthem.[1][2]

@elliewilson8863

52w↑29

Today 4/20/2023 - three weeks from now The time has come to hear this masterpiece at the Coronation of King Charles III in all its grandeur and the gorgeous crescendo . Long live King Charles III and his Queen - Queen Camilla.
What an historical event . To think that this masterpiece was created by Handel on the year 1727 as remembrance of Kings . The priest Zadok and the Prophet Nathan anointing King Solomon.

@michaeldurham1814

50w↑17

What a piece of music. Handel the genius.

@Paranormalin416

3y↑54

God this brings back so many memories. I’m 51 now, but approximately 37 years ago, I belong to something called the Scarborough schools concert choir. Scarborough is a suburb of Toronto, but back then it was its own city until they amalgamated all the cities around it. I remember being so excited after auditioning four times and beating out 300 other children for that one spot, and this was the very first song that I sang with that choir. Even more impressive, I sang it in front of the queen, when she came to Scarborough to officially open the Scarborough Civic Center, which was essentially City Hall, and all different government offices for that city. It was a big deal back then, the queen actually stopped in front of me after the ceremony was over to thank the choir. She totally ignored the conductor, choir master, and walked right up to me...the shortest kid in the group of about 150 students from all over the city. That was probably the biggest moment of my life, and as she stood there asking me questions, I could only stand there like a deer frozen in the headlights of a car at night, petrified that the queen of England was talking to me, a scrawny, zit faced teenager from the Toronto suburbs. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of the royal family, but the fact that one of the most powerful women in the world took approximately 30 seconds to talk with me, as she toured the entire building, was the honour of a lifetime. Unfortunately, nobody took a picture, because back then there was no smart phones, just good old fashion film, but the memory is so fresh in my mind, that every time I hear this song, I am instantly transported back to that moment in my life, when my knees buckled, being totally overwhelmed by the festivities of the moment. I’m sure I made a pretty lousy impression, but she was very gracious, dressed immaculately, and even stepped away from protocol, by taking my hand, something I’ve never seen her do with anybody else. Every time I tell this incredible memory, nobody will believe me, simply because I don’t have a picture, but frankly, I don’t give a damn, as long as I remember it, that’s all that really matters. As an adult, my views on the royal family have changed greatly, seeing them as nothing but a figurehead, a remnant from a time long past, that has no practical purpose in modern society. However, back then, the royal family meant so much more to the public, my parents, who witnessed the whole thing, were in shock. Both my parents were born in Canada, but we’re protectorates of the British Empire, with the union jack being the official flag of Canada, even using their currency for a while, so for my parents, they were absolutely flabbergasted, and jealous as hell, my mother in particular, is a huge royal family fanatic, and while they desperately try to get a picture, they were just so many security and other people all around her, they could not get close enough to take a quick picture. I don’t think I’ve ever been prouder in my entire life.... I think it was meant to be, because to be honest I really didn’t audition for the choir on purpose, my music teacher in grade school actually referred me to the director of the choir, and I remember him coming to my school, asked me to sing a few quick songs, and then told me that I was never part of the Scarborough schools concert choir. I had no idea it was such a big deal, but then my very first concert, I am at the queen of England after singing Zadok the priest? That stuff just doesn’t happen in real life, or at least not usually for me, but it did! I hope and pray someday that I would get the chance to sing for her just once more, before either of us is gone (my health is abysmal, suffering from many chronic illnesses including Crohn’s disease and four relapses of intestinal cancer, even my doctors don’t know how or why I’m still alive). I was a member of that choir for years, and because of them I got to go to Germany, Austria, Russia, the UK, and all over Canada and the United States to perform. Unfortunately, once you reach a certain age, you become in eligible to belong to the choir, but I kept singing, and actually was excepted to many different universities to study music, with the intent of becoming a professional vocalist, but then the Crohn’s disease hits, shortly followed there after by the cancer, and that was that. However, it did teach me a lot about life, especially one very important lesson, that you never know what the future holds, you never know what could happen, and while I have battled diseases that normally kill most people, I have spent the past 31 years of my life in and out of hospitals having a total of 37 surgeries, that I have removed over 95% of my entire G.I. tract. I foolishly still hold out hope that one day, I will be able to top that experience I had as a youngster. I am a man of faith, I honestly believe that it was God himself that allowed me to survive those countless times every doctor told me I was going to die, because frankly there was no other explanation. Not one doctor out of the 20 some odd specialists that I see on a monthly basis, can explain how I survived. By all rights I should have died a long time ago, and apparently, I am, to date, the only patient that any of them have, that has lived through everything I have gone through, as all of their other patients passed away, and they were much younger than me. I said that for one reason only, because I believe everything happens for a reason, most times I don’t know what that reason is, until it actually happens, I guess I’ll find out soon enough, I’m not expecting to meet the royal family anytime soon, however, I was kept here for some reason, only time will tell, and until then, I am still singing, nowhere near as good enough as I used to, has all those surgeries, chemotherapy is, radiation therapies, and medication therapies, have taken their toll on my body and my voice, but as long as the good Lord allows, I’m not giving up, because I am absolutely confident that he still has something in store for me, something good, I just can’t wait to find out what it is. Thanks for listening everyone, and despite everything going on in today’s society, please have a little faith, that the world will unfold as it should, and nothing is absolute. Thanks again and God bless!

@Paranormalin416

@Esindu-Ogbonna Onyedikachi Francis thank you my friend!

@nicholasmohammed36

Hi, I just saw your comment. I wish you the best in your health and the future. Maybe indeed, you will be able to perform for the Queen again. I am a Christian myself. I would like to share this sermon with you. Here it is https://youtu.be/lbb4xwYj19g . I think it will be a tremendous spiritual help to you.

@lajlazaborowska2280

2y↑1

Bravo,Maestro! 👍

@patriciabarajas7925

1y↑5

I actually read your entire comment and it moved me and inspired me. God bless you and keep looking for that meaningful moment. I believe you live it every day.

@SarahChan

Hello from another who calls Scarborough her home town 😄

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@bartercru

20w↑3

I first heard this when my daughter's shool choir joined three others for a presentation. That slow build up. It still makes the hairs on my neck stand up. What a magificent piece of music!

@jamescarlton6016

8y↑500

this song definitely reflects the Monarchy in a way that you can't even put it into words. makes you imagine a coranation

@LGranthamsHeir

7y↑22

Also "The Crown."

@discospaghetti6744

7y↑12

It gives me goosebumps.

@fnchrstphr

6y↑1

James Alford 6

@gioojisba2758

It literally talks about a "coronation"

@killianfatines8394

4y↑1

Fokc you beache

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@akhonathusi2032

5y↑25

I tearfully and emotionally moved thank Handel for this composition every time I listen to this masterpiece.

@karentravis2357

50w↑5

I sang this at the age of 11 at the Royal Festival Hall as part of a mass youth choir. I have sung and played in the orchestra quite a few times since and it always gives me goosebumps.

@frnklnjv2245

3y↑50

Es increíble como de esta linda melodía nació el himno de la Champions...el más hermoso del mundo!!

@goat9295

50w↑10

Die meister!
Die besten!
Les grandes équipes!

THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!

@elizabethgrant70

52w↑25

Love this, it sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.

@rebeccaharris7650

50w↑1

Me too!

@selin5661

50w

tory

@absoluteacw

45w

Such an amazing piece. Uplifting.

@teddiesmummy386

50w↑7

What a rousing, crescendo inspiring music?! Loved listening to it today at KC 111 ‘s coronation. A once in a lifetime experience 🎉

@elijahmoses.thealmondtree

2y↑5

This is so spectacular! I am just touched so deeply by this piece of music and the way it’s performed is out of this world …more heavenly than any music on earth.

@rebeccaharris7650

50w↑7

My very favourite piece of music. Sends shivers down my spine❤

@wizzardofpaws2420

49w↑4

All the British music is outstanding. The glory each song brings to the ears is magnificent.

@stevenswift7356

7y↑6

This was played at my daughter's graduation as the graduates were revealed on the stage. It was extremely effective. Well done De Montfort University and congratulations Emma x

@nafanarefour4564

50w↑9

Got to hear this today, on the coronation of the King. It was a truly beautiful and moving piece.

@mxgirl918

10y↑407

I remember playing this with my orchestra and man i hated the intro so much. It's like Handel decided to be boring for almost a page (on my score) then he decides, oh yeah i almost freakin forgot they need to crown the king now, and starts to build up. I love the God save the king part. When you've got a choir singing behind you it sends shivers down your spine. Beautiful piece.

@gordywestmids

9y↑25

***** Nothing wrong with the introduction - take you time.

@mxgirl918

9y↑25

gordywestmids As a listener I loved the intro...just the violinist in me didn't really like it and felt like the poor cellist in Pachebel's Canon in D.

@rivenoak

9y↑7

***** sorry, you got the ceremony wrong here. the new appointed king enters with "I was glad" by Sir Charles H.H. Parry. "Zadok" is for the anointment part much later.

@prototypeinheritance515

5y↑2

it's not boring if you try to breath life into the music and bring out the majesty of it

@xavar67

5y↑4

I couldn't agree more with you. The introduction of the choir with a huge "ZAAADOOOOK THE PRIEEEEST" was melting me everytime we played it !

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@TheWhitePine5

1y↑10

Excited to hear it sung on the occasion it was made for!

@lulamidgeable

50w↑8

Weirdly I had no intention of going to the coronation but was in town to go to a gallery and heard this as I walked through Kensington Gardens. It was quite something as it's a great piece of music - never heard it so loud and it can really handle being played loud as it's so grand.

@mjdegens8384

50w

You mean handel

@cherrydaltonfinch217

2y↑14

My Daddy introduced me to this piece as a child by way of the Queens coronation. It's so very moving and I can't wait to witness King Charles's boys and grandchildren watch on as they anoint him and place that gorgeous priceless Crown upon his head. When this overwhelming historical masterpiece kicks off...I'll thank my Dad in heaven for teaching me the words and I'll cry for he wont be with me to share this historical moment. Xxx

@keltus_warrior6491

6y↑2

Chills run down my spine. Beyond splendid!

@jodifritz9456

52w↑7

ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING AND DIVINE ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@Isabel5812

12y↑12

A peice like no other-sends shivers up the spine. Thank you uploader for once again making me proud to be British.

@wonderwhy6133

4y↑2

I’m not Christian but I am so happy and feeling very peaceful every time I hear this the most beautiful hymne thank you for sharing! ❤️🙏

@kaymarich831

50w↑7

I'm watching the coronation just for this masterpiece

@mattlm64

50w

I'm sure there will be clips of it.

@W.M.-

46w

This song brings meaning to the word Majestic, an absolute masterpiece.

@danielmartinez2719

6y↑3

Esta música eleva el alma

@kAdam-yp8xq

3y↑734

Die Meister,
Die Besten,
Les grandes équipes,
The Champions!

@arjundiwaker3449

2y↑57

Finally someone said it😂🙌

@marsyalhafiz3697

2y↑5

🤣🤣🤣

@Recinosgames

2y↑16

That is the only reason why i listen to this

@ventisette.

DIO MOSTRO
DIO BESTIA
CANAJA DE DIO
DIO PORCOOOOOOOOOOO

@Josh2012

ahajajsaha

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@TheReadit

12y↑9

Saw it performed in Royal Albert on Jubilee Weekend. Still got spine tingling!

@Arthur-lu6ue

2y↑20

Gracias a esta composición tenemos el himno de la UEFA Champions League

@AlwaysaGemini

5y↑7

I love it!!!! I cannot wait to play it on the piano and organ- wish I could sing this with a choir.. this is just so beautiful!

@rde4017

23w↑1

Gotta be one of the greatest pop songs ever written.

@rhettleek

6y↑6

My dad used to play this in the car every day, and I would always imagine my friend's mom singing this. Old memories. :)

@Ameriguy99

1y↑6

Anyone else listen to this song and close their eyes and envision their own coronation. It must be an unworldly experience.

@richardwyland402

8y↑109

LOVE how this music builds...GLORIOUS

@maryyearn547

Richard Wyland Le Rio Dance

@hudsonbailey674

6y↑20

God save us all. What a beautiful rendition of Haendel.

@KoguryoKid

2y↑4

Like "Hawai'i Pono'i" and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," this brings tears of emotion to my eyes EVERY time I hear it. I feel grateful to have lived at a time and in a place where this is part of our most precious musical heritage.

@julieburck9613

4y↑170

This was my wedding processional. Bridesmaids, ring bearer and flower girl for first minute and then at 1:22 doors opened and all eyes on me! It was magnificent and the closest I’ll ever get to being a princess!!! Best decision I made for my wedding!!! 😇🤩👸🏽👰 love this piece!!!

@johndarcy8790

3y↑16

ucl wedding

@leighcarr6634

3y↑14

That is hella awesome! Congrats!

@NEO-GEO-OFFICIAL

3y↑10

cringe af you had god save the queen being chanted at your wedding? lmao narc af

my culture is not your costume

@julieburck9613

3y↑21

Oh Get over yourself and go troll someone else. I liked the tune as a processional and there was no lyrics or choir, just organ. I’m pretty sure no one knew what it was except the organist.

@NEO-GEO-OFFICIAL

3y↑9

@Julie Burck >tells me get over myself

>literally has a queens coronation song as her wedding song

k

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@MrJizzinmypantz

5y↑17

I heard this for the first time in a video game(I'm American, were horribly uncultured, i know.) and had to stop in the game and just listen to this beautiful piece of music, it just IMMEDIATELY inspires so much emotion.

@drummond3524

what game?

@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE

3y↑1

@Drummond
Probably Forza Horizon 4.

@Tiago-rz2hr

40w

Cool pfp

@elvonette

Wow! This takes me back about 50 years when I was part of the district choir. Can't believe I still remember most of it!

@silphaer5353

7y↑14

My school choir and orchestra performed this. Love it! 2:57 Being a bass, I especially enjoyed this part.

@GrotrianSeiler

Gives me goosebumps every time. Awesome.

@GalaxyGal-

1y↑5

It'll be interesting to hear this in the context for which it was intended for the first time in my life next May. Nothing beats hearing Handel in an Anglican cathedral. RIP HM Elizabeth II from the USA

@meganc380

We sang this in our school choir one year! I was only in year 9 but it was the most amazing feeling in the world to sing this!

@themusicofwferdinand

6y↑7

Traditional and glorious church music.

@Twgglebum

SO MANY MEMORIES WITH THIS … loved my time in the church choir did this with the choral society

@_Smirky

9y↑14

This is perhaps my favorite piece for all of the TMEA 2016 selections. This is my first time going through the process, so I'm very excited to sing such incredible and inspiring pieces! ^_^

@truckpong

+Smirky This year, the mixed choir was amazing singing this!

@_Smirky

+megaflak92 Wish I was there!

@DrDingsGaster

5y↑1

I've sang this before with like 200 people.
It's a gorgeous piece of music.

@davidthom7127

4y↑2

This always makes my spine tingle and the beauty makes my eyes well up. I can't control myself.

@Dogsnark

50w↑4

The greatest 5 minutes of music ever! I absolutely love this anthem. It is totally perfect for the coronation of a monarch. This week, May 6!!

@ericvanjames8395

27w

George Frideric Handel is my favorite composer. For my degree in music: I wrote my thesis on his wonderful organ concertos!

@larisabrou9751

1y↑8

Hope to hear this anthem on the coming coronation

@LGranthamsHeir

1y↑12

Looking forward to hearing this song played in Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023 during King Charles III's coronation, #GodSaveTheKing

@mooncake_mlbb

5y↑4.2K

All those dislikes are from the people who can't Handel good music.

@susi8849

4y↑39

nice

@themanwithnoname2666

4y↑32

Nice one

@whdstudios2441

4y↑34

And *NONE* of you better not say "It was those bloody Americans!" either because We Americans enjoy good Handel music SO MUCH that we decided to sing our Mother Country's coronation anthem like we've never even gained Independence from the British!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL6p6kKcqmY

@justwholesomeark2320

4y↑2

希ᴋɪʙᴏ like you

@mooncake_mlbb

4y↑4

@Filip Vasilj ?

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@harryb7149

7y↑1

Incredible music for the Monarch! It defies definition!

@flowerik6751

1y↑10

This hymn is stuck in my brain since bingewatching The Crown. Zadok tha Priest is my new religion!!

@bondmood

50w↑1

I hear this and I just picture Claire Foy in her white dress.

@dennispolifroni9925

2y↑18

RIP Elizabeth Regina. The world is a better place because of you and your steadfast devotion to help people. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!!!!!

@Beyllion

Lmaoooo the British royalty RUINED the World and is the cause fir half of the wars going on right now.

@Scientist538

1y↑1

@Beyllion Ironic that you say that in the empires tongue

@hanslarsen7524

3y↑6

So beatiful! Handel, Bach, Scarlatti.. they were all born in 1685...fantastic music!

@marvml589

4y↑6

My school choir started practising this song and I didn't know it. The choir teacher told us that we may sing this with an orchestra and that it would be a great, banging feeling when we start. I didn't know what he meant until I finally listened to it right now. Damn

@eric5906

12y↑10

Amen. It is music that uplifts and refreshes the soul.

@roblewis3565

1y↑8

I've sung the tenor part many times. Handel is a thrill.

@user-ch6in6zi9s

3y↑3

가슴이 웅장해진다..

@healgrowlovecommunity8397

52w↑86

Comment if you came here from River's broadcast! I love it! And yes, that climax bit made me cry. It's going to be AMAZING on the day!

@wintercame

52w↑4

Yes~

@AspasiaB

52w↑3

Yup! Arms covered in gooseflesh. Eyes tearing up. 🥹

@lakegirl239

52w↑2

Showed up in my feed! AI is watching 👀

@gayhendrie84

52w↑6

Yes I'm from Rivers fruit basket!

@jari3858

51w↑3

Me!!! I can’t wait to hear this on May 6th!

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@Nashyj495

4y↑3

Singing this in a full choir is one of those things that never gets old! Fucking difficult bass line but an amazing anthem

@5434decarie

12y↑5

La meilleure de toutes les interprétations de cette hymne, avec une sonorité toute britannique ! Félicitations au choeur de l'abbaye de Westminster.

@roach7336

49w↑7

This is a certified royal classic. What a fucking banger.

@karencaring3356

27w

Such a glorious piece!

@sarahrasmussen6867

5y↑1

I wish I could hear this in a cathedral..... FANTASTIC!

@margarita-ks7sw

52w↑11

Beautiful ❤

@charlieOkeene

9y↑5

This is sooo going to be the entry music for my funeral - the whole piece, bearers marching down the aisle when the choir burst into 'Zadok the Priest...' And the crematorium better play it very loud!

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