Your sacred songs

From Athalia, HWV 52, Performing version of 1756, Part I, Scene II

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Length	6 measures

English text
Joad
Your sacred songs awhile forbear,
Our festival demands your care;
And now no longer let your stay
The due solemnities delay.
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About the text

• Author: Samuel Humphreys

Instrumentation

Issues

• Duplicate

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/12.2, p. 385, p. 45 (Appendix III)
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