Let The Bright Seraphim.

Choirs looking for a truly magnificent classical challenge often turn to this celebrated excerpt from George Frideric Handel's oratorio *Samson*. The score brings together two glorious movements: the brilliant soprano solo "Let the Bright Seraphim" and the majestic four-part chorus "Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite." In the Nigerian choral scene, a piece of this scale is usually reserved for grand occasions—major choir concerts, cathedral feast days, or choral competitions where the singers can fully showcase their vocal control and classical training.

The text is a vivid call to the heavenly hosts. The opening air commands the seraphim to blow their "loud uplifted Angel trumpets" and the cherubim to strike their "immortal harps with golden wires." When the full choir finally enters for the chorus, the music bursts into a joyful, contrapuntal declaration, urging all of heaven to unite in sounding God's praise "in endless morn of light."

Mastering this piece takes dedicated rehearsal, especially to navigate Handel's running vocal lines and the bright, ringing high notes required of the sopranos. Yet, when the choir finally brings the solo and chorus together, the result is incredibly uplifting. It gives the congregation a glimpse of heavenly worship, filling the church with a sound that is both triumphant and deeply reverent.