From "Elijah"

34. Behold! God the Lord passed by! Felix Mendelssohn

  
(1809-1847)
 5
  
Soprano          
  

 Be- hold! God the Lord pass-ed by!
  
             
Alto    
 Be- hold! God the Lord pass-ed by!
       
 
 
               
             
Allegro molto

           
Accomp.   
               
         

10
  
          
cresc.
S          
 And a migh-ty wind rent the moun-tains a - round, brake in piec-es the
         
cresc.
A                
 And a migh-ty wind rent the moun-tains a - round, brake in piec-es the
   
T           
  
 
 

And a migh-ty
   
wind
    
rent the moun-tains a - round,
B       
 And a migh-ty  
  
wind rent the moun-tains a - round,
                
           

            
 
       
              

        
   

    
   
15
       
dim.
S    
 rocks,  brake them be-fore the Lord,  be- fore the
brake them
              
dim.
A    
 rocks,  brake them be-fore the Lord, brake them be-fore the
 cresc.
          
T         
 brake in piec - es the  rocks,
   be-  fore
 the
    
brake them Lord,
  cresc.      
B
brake in piec - es the  rocks,  
  
brake them be-fore the

Lord,
  
            
           
           
         
     ()    
 dim.

    

1 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn

     
  
20
S         
cresc.
 
 And

Lord: a migh- ty wind rent the moun-tains a -
 
           
cresc.
  
A 
Lord:    And a migh- ty wind rent the moun-tains a -
 dim.
           
T   
 brake them be-fore the  And a
    
Lord:
   
migh- ty wind

B
 dim.       
brake them be-fore the
 
Lord:     And  a migh- ty wind
  
                              
      
             
     

  
       
   

         25
   
dim.
   

   
S
 brake in piec - es the
       dim.  
round, rocks, brake them be-fore the

A         ()   

round,
    cresc.    brake in piec - es the rocks,
    
brake them be-fore the
        
 
T
  tains        the
   
rent the moun-
   
a - round, brake in piec - es
 
rocks,
   
cresc.
B    

rent the moun-tains a - round,       
brake in piec - es the rocks,  

                               
               

()


 
dim.
    
   
   
   30  
          
dim.
S        
 But yet the Lord was

Lord,
 
brake them be-fore the Lord:
 
         
dim.
A         
 But yet the Lord was
dim.   
Lord, brake them be-fore the Lord:
 dim.                      
T    
 dim.brake brake them be-fore the Lord:  But yet the Lord was
   ()     dim.             
them be-fore the Lord,
   
B     
brake them be-fore the Lord:  But yet the Lord was

brake them be-fore the Lord,
       
      
  
        
  
  


      
           
          
 

2 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
   35
S         
not in the tem - pest.
    
      
A

not in the tem - pest.

   
T      
 not in the tem - pest.
        
B

not in the tem - pest.
     

                  
     

    
     
   
  
  
40 45
S         
    And  the
 
sea was up -
A                

 Be - hold! God the Lord pass- ed by!  And

the sea was up -
    
T         
 
  Lord pass- ed by!
 Be - hold! God the
  
B       
                     
               
        
   
          
 
    
              ()
50
  
cresc.
S     
heav-ed, and the earth was sha-ken,  and  up- heav-ed, and the
the sea was

                
cresc.
A   
heav-ed, and the earth was sha-ken,  and the sea was up - heav-ed, and the
          
         
cresc.
T     
  And the sea was up - heav-ed,  and the sea was up -
 
and the earth was sha - ken,
          cresc.    
    
 
B

 
 and the sea was up -

And the sea was up - heav-ed,
      - ken,

  
and the earth was sha

   
                       () 
     
 
                 ()
   
   
     
   
3 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
      55
 
      
cresc.
S       
 and the sea was up- heav-ed,

earth was sha-ken,
  and the earth was
         
cresc.
A       
 and the
 
earth was sha-ken, sea was up-heav-ed, and the
    ()     
T         
 was  sha - ken,
    
heav-ed, and the

earth

and the
     
sea was up- heav-ed,
    
B  
was  sha - ken,    ed,
     
heav-ed, and the earth and the sea was up-heav-
        
                     
    

                    
  


dim.
        
   

  
           
S  
sha - ken,  and the sea was up - heav-ed,  and the  earth was
            
A    
earth was sha - ken,  and the sea was up-heav-ed, and the  earth
        
  
cresc.
T      
   
and the earth was
  cresc.
sha - ken,
  
and the
 
sea was up - heav

- ed,
   
and the

B
     
 was sha-
 ken,

 
and the earth and the sea was up-heav-ed,
          
                        
      
           

 
 
  

    
   
   
60

      
dim.
S   ()      () 
sha- ken, the earth was sha - ken,  was sha - ken:
    
    
A      () 
was sha- ken,  was sha - ken:
    ()         ()
dim.
T    
  earth  was   dim.
 was
 
sha- ken, the earth was sha - ken,
          
B
and the  earth was sha- ken,  was
                    
            
                  
               
 
     
()   
()   
4 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
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    70
S                


but yet the Lord was not in the earth- quake.
     
A            
 but yet the

Lord was not in the earth- quake.
      
           

T
 sha-ken:  but yet the Lord was not in the earth- quake.
                  
B
 
sha-ken:  but yet the Lord was not in the earth- quake.
       
                 
           
   
     
       
      
 
      75      
      
   
S
 And af-ter the earth
   -

quake there came a fire,
 
and af - ter the
A                 
 And af-ter the earth - quake there came a fire, and af - ter the
                
T    
  And
             
af-ter the earth - quake there came a fire, and af - ter the
     
B 
 And af-ter the earth - quake there came a fire, and af - ter the
                    
                           
        
  
        
                        
                  
 80         
     
S
   

earth -  came
quake there a fire,
 
the sea was up - heav - ed,
A               
earth - quake there came a fire,

the sea was up - heav - ed,
            
T   
  
 earth - quake there came a fire, the sea was up - heav - ed,
            
B    
earth - quake there came a fire, the sea was up - heav-
                         
                    
 
            
        
                            
                   

5 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn

    
85
      
S      () () 
 sha  and af - ter the earth -

the earth was - ken,
  quake there came a
A                () () 
 sha  and af - ter the earth -

the earth was - ken, quake   there came a
T               
  sha  and

the earth was - ken, af - ter the earth - quake
         
B  
 ed,  and af - ter the earth - quake
        
               
                         
   
        
 
   
    sempre
   
      
           
                
                  
 
 90   
                
S
  
  fire:  but yet the
    
fire, and af-ter the earth- quake there came a
A              
 fire:  but yet the

fire, and af-ter the earth-
 
quake there came a
T                    
 there came a fire, and af - ter the earth - quake, a  fire:  but yet the
  
()                   
B
 
there came a fire, and af - ter the earth- quake, a  fire:  but yet the
           
                            
  
         
     
     
    
      

   ()       
( )         () 
( )          
 
              ()    
95 100
       
 
()
S
  
not in the fire,

Lord was not, but yet the Lord was
 
but yet the Lord was not in the

A                            
         
Lord was not, but yet the Lord was not in the fire, but yet the Lord was not in the
               
T   
  
      
Lord was not, but yet the Lord was not in the fire, but yet the Lord was not in the
           ()        
B        
Lord was not, but yet the Lord was not in the fire, but yet the Lord was not in the
                         () 
      
              
()

  sempre 
   
     
        
   
      
    
    
6 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
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 110           
               
S
     
 but yet the  But yet the
 
 
fire, Lord was not in the fire, Lord was not in the fire.
       
A            

     
 
 but yet the  But yet the
fire,
   
Lord was not in the fire,
  Lord was not in the
        
fire.
    
        
T
     
 fire,  but yet the 
    
Lord 
was not in the
   But
fire, yet the       
Lord was not in the  
fire.
   
B            
fire,  but yet the Lord was not in the fire,  But yet the Lord was not in the fire.
 
                 
       
()   
 
              
             

115
 120
S      ()         
 And af-ter the fire there came a still

small voice:
A               
 And af-ter the fire there came a still

small voice:
T               
  And af-ter the fire there came a still small voice:
       
B        
 And af-ter the fire there came a still small voice:
  
                 
                       

  
 legato
     
()         
()          

125
       130

S      


and in that still voice, on-ward came the
A          

T           

B
          

         

                       
     
 
sempre  e legato 

      


    
 
 
7 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
  135
 140
S            
 and
 Lord,
 
in that still voice, on-ward came the
A          
 and

in that still voice, on-
T          
  and
 
in that still voice, on-
B          
 and in that still voice, on- ward
       
            
 
        
 
   
  
    
    
   
     

 cresc.
 
145

S      
()   

Lord, on-ward came the Lord, on-ward
cresc.
A             
 

ward came the Lord, on-ward came the Lord, on-ward came the
T     
cresc.
       
 ward came the Lord, on - ward came the Lord,
         
cresc.
B   
came the Lord, on - ward came the Lord,
 
          
       
       
   
cresc.
     
               
       
     

   cresc. 150
       
155
S     
Lord,  and in that still voice, came the Lord,
  cresc.
came the
A     
        
  cresc.
Lord, and in that still voice,
           
T 
 cresc.on - ward came the  Lord, on- ward came
B
             
came the  Lord, and in that
          
   
                

     
           
       

8 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
  160

cresc.
S            


on - ward came the Lord, on- ward came the Lord,

cresc.
A            
 on

- ward came the Lord, on - ward came the Lord,
 
cresc.
T           
  on - ward came the Lord, on - ward
  
cresc.
B           
 still voice, came the Lord, on- ward came the Lord,
   
    
   
  
 
     
    
 cresc. legato
           
          

 
165
  170
S         


and in that still voice, on-ward came the
   
A
       


and in that still voice, on-ward came the
T       
   
 came the  Lord, on - ward came the
   
B         
 and in that still voice, on-ward came the
  
           
                     
   

       
       
  
 
175
  
S       

Lord, on - ward, on- ward,
    
A
        () 

Lord, and in that still voice, on- ward,
T            
 Lord, on- ward,
B
         
Lord,
   
        
    ()  

                                     



       
 
9 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn
  180 185
S          


on- ward came the Lord.
A          

()


on- ward came the Lord.
T          
  on- ward came the Lord.
B
          
 on- ward came the Lord.

      
       
()   
 
  
legato
        
     
  

           
      
190
           

  
        
      

10 Behold! God the Lord passed by! - Mendelssohn