24. The clouded scene

From Athalia, HWV 52, Part II, Scene III

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	d minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Allegro
Length	109 measures

English text
Young Virgins
The clouded scene begins to clear,
And joys in single trains appear.
Priests; Levites
When crimes aloud for vengeance call,
The guilty will be doomed to fall.
Tutti
Rejoice, O Judah, in thy God,
The proud alone shall feel his rod!
Whilst blessings, with a mild decree,
His mercy now prepares for thee.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Samuel Humphreys

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/12.1, p. 166, p. 166
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