SEE, THE CONQU’RING HERO COMES!. G. F. Haendel.
On this day, in 164 BCE – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
For those of you with a good attention span, here is the whole cantata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeIhh9fQQjc
Leave a comment