From L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Part II, Il Penseroso
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
F major → A major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Grave |
Length |
19 measures |
English text |
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Chorus |
There let the pealing organ blow |
To the full voic’d quire below, |
In service high and anthems clear! |
Soprano |
And let their sweetness, through mine ear, |
Dissolve me into ecstasies, |
And bring all Heav’n before mine eyes! |
Opera Stanford |
Based on the poetry of John Milton