foretold by Isaiah, "He was cut off out of the land of the living" (). Long chords begin in B minor and end in E major. 32 But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell His resurrection is again told by the tenor in an Air according to Psalm 16, "But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell" (). Scene 3 Scene 3 refers in a chorus to the ascension. 33 Lift up your heads "Lift up your heads" is a line from Psalm 24 (). Since the text has questions ("Who is the King of Glory?") and answers ("He is the King of Glory"), Handel divides the choir in the first section to a high, announcing group (sopranos I and II, alto) and a low, questioning group (alto, tenor, bass). Scene 4 Scene 4 covers the Messiah's position in heaven, following the teaching from the Epistle to the Hebrews in two verses, . 34 Unto which of the angels said he at any time In a short recitative the tenor renders the first verse, quoting Hebrews (), "Unto which of the angels said he at any time", about the Messiah as the begotten Son of God. 35 Let all the angels of God worship Him The second verse "Let all the angels of God worship Him" (Hebrews 1:6) is a festive chorus in D major. Scene 5 Scene 5 alludes to Pentecost and the beginning of preaching the Gospel. 36 Thou art gone up on high Pentecost is referred to rather indirectly, without naming the Holy Spirit. "Thou art gone up on high" from Psalm 68 () reflects "gifts for men" and "that God might dwell among them", expressed in swinging 3/4 time. Originally written for bass, Handel rewrote the Air in London in 1750 for the castrato Gaetano Guadagni. However, the earlier editions (Novello, Best and Prout) all give this air to the Bass, in D minor; the current Novello edition by Watkins Shaw, as well as the Bäreneiter edition by John Tobin and the CF Peters edition by Donald Burrows all give the air to Alto (in D minor), and they provide transpositions for Soprano and Bass as well. 37 The Lord gave the word The thoughts are continued in an earlier verse from the same psalm () as a chorus in B-flat major. "The Lord gave the word" is sung by just two voice