7. O God like Youth!

From Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	B flat major
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Larghetto
Structure	Da capo
Length	76 measures

English text
Michal
O god like youth, by all confess’d
Of human race the pride!
O virgin among women blest,
Whom Heav’n ordains thy bride!
But ah, how strong a bar I see
Betwixt my happiness and me!
O godlike youth…
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/13, p. 66, p. 66
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