3. Tyrants would, in impious throngs

From Athalia, HWV 52, Part I, Scene I

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	B flat major
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Allegro
Length	138 measures

English text
Josabeth
Tyrants would in impious throngs
Silence His adorers’ songs;
But shall Salem’s lyre and lute
At their proud command be mute?
Israelites
Tyrants, ye in vain conspire! Wake the lute and strike the lyre!
Josabeth
Why should Salem’s lyre and lute At their proud command be mute?
Israelites
Wake the lute and strike the lyre!
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About the text

• Author: Samuel Humphreys

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/12.1, p. 22, p. 22
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