Isaiah 53:6 - Gamboling

No, not gambling...

The Hallelujah Chorus is the most well-known song from Handel's Messiah:
"Hallelujah... The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever... King of kings and Lord of lords... Hallelujah" (Revelation 19:6, 11:15, 19:16, King James Version)

Other songs in the Messiah aren't quite as well-known, such as:
"All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned--everyone--to his own way" (Isaiah 53:6a, King James Version)

The tune is surprisingly cheerful. It's as if Handel was envisioning lambs gamboling in an open pasture. 

It's a great word, "gamboling." To "run or jump about playfully," Similar to frolic, cavort, skip, dance, etc. {Oxford Languages dictionary} While they gambol about, lambs stray carelessly from safety into danger. Or in the case of humans, from safety into sin.

The somber melody of the next song conveys the seriousness of the situation:
"And the Lord hath laid on Him {that is, Jesus} the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:6b, King James Version) The contrast--both in the music and lyrics--is jarring.

Our wandering into sin could only be redeemed by Jesus Christ taking on the weight of our guilt.
That is what give Jesus the right and authority to be King of kings and Lord of Lords.

Handel closed The Messiah with an equally powerful song. It's not a song of mindless gamboling in a pasture, it's a prayer of profound awe and immeasurable joy:

"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing...
Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb {the Lamb who didn't go astray!}  for ever and ever... Amen." (Revelation 5:12-13, KJV)