Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth (No. 39 from Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”)
Words: Original German version derived from the Lutheran Bible by Julius Schubring; English version by William Bartholomew
Music: Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth | Félix Mendelssohn
Part Two
39. Aria:
Tenor
Then shall the righteous shine forth
As the sun in their heavenly Father’s realm.
Joy on their head shall be for everlasting,
And all sorrow and mourning shall flee away for ever.