28. Jerusalem, thou shalt no more

From Athalia, HWV 52, Part III, Scene I

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	E flat major → c minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Andante
Length	31 measures

English text
Joad
Jerusalem, thou shalt no more
A tyrant’s guilty reign deplore;
No longer with dejected brow
Shall solitary sit as now.
Her fury soon shall cease to grieve thee,
Destin’d vengeance swiftly flies!
Heav’n itself will now relieve me!
See, she falls, she bleeds, she dies!
Virgins; Priests; Levites
O shining mercy, gracious pow’r
That aids us in the needful hour!
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About the text

• Author: Samuel Humphreys

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Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/12.1, p. 181, p. 181
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