From Athalia, HWV 52, Part III, Scene I
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
B flat major → d minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
19 measures |
English text |
|---|
Joad |
Eliakim! |
Joas |
My father! |
Joad |
Let me know: |
Should Heav’n on thee a diadem bestow, |
What reign of Judah’s kings wouldst thou that day |
Choose for the model of thy future sway? |
Joas |
Should God such glory for my lot ordain, |
Like righteous David I would wish to reign. |
Joad |
O Joas, O my king, thus low to thee |
I pay the homage of my bended knee! |
Joas |
Is this reality, or kind deceit? |
Ah, can I see my father at my feet? |
Josabeth |
Ye sacred bands, who serve the God of truth, |
Revere your sov’reign in that royal youth! |
Opera Stanford |
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