35. Joys in gentle trains appearing

From Athalia, HWV 52, Part III, Scene the last

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	A major
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Andante
Length	44 measures

English text
Joad
Joys, in gentle trains appearing,
Heav’n does to my fair impart;
And, to make them more endearing,
I shall share them with my heart!
Josabeth
Softest joys would but deceive me,
Hadst thou not thy happy part;
O my dearest lord, believe me,
Thou shalt share them with my heart.
Both
I / You shall / shalt share them with my / thy heart.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Samuel Humphreys

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/12.1, p. 211
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