Handel's Messiahoratorio has 3 parts: The Birth, The Passion, and The Aftermath - of Jesus Christ. At the end of Part 2 is the Hallelujah Chorus, which has a convention for the audience to stand. Here you'll notice the standing audience in Hong Kong in 2006. [Its simple and repetitive lyrics is easy to sing along.]
Two and half centuries ago, King George II of England stood up when hearing this chorus, and everybody else there had to follow. That started the standing convention, for centuries and worldwide.
Wikipedia documented a few possible reasons why KG2 took a stand.
The video below has an open score, with separate Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass, for us to try them all. Or, never mind your S, A, T or B - just sing along.
The following shows a creative way to display the lyrics intended for the audience to sing along. But the audience chose to laugh along.
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