From Athalia, HWV 52, Performing version of 1735, Part II, Scene I
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Length |
10 measures |
English text |
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Abner |
Ah, were this land from proud oppression freed, |
Judea would be bless’d indeed! |
Joad |
O Abner, wert thou certain that the sword |
Had not destroy’d the race by thee deplor’d, |
Did one dear branch of that great stem remain: |
Wouldst thou, O Abner, then his cause maintain? |
Opera Stanford |
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