Messiah. Behold! a virgin shall conceive : O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ; Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened : He shall feed his flock like a shepherd ; He was despised and rejected -- Judas Maccabæus. Father of heav'n -- Samson. Return, return, O God of hosts -- Israel in Egypt. Their land brought forth frogs ; Thou shalt bring them in -- Saul. O Lord, whose mercies -- Theodora. Lord, to thee each night and day -- Deborah. Great prophetess, my soul's on fire : In the battle fame pursuing -- Jephtha. 'Twill be a painful separation : In gentle murmurs will I mourn -- Semele. See, she blushing turns her eyes : Hymen, haste! thy torch prepare.