28. Amaz’d to find the foe

From Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	D major
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Allegro

English text
Cyrus
Amaz’d to find the foe so near,
When sleep and wine their senses drown,
All hearts shall faint, and melt with fear,
All hands unnerv’d fall feebly down.
Useless the hero’s valour lies,
Useless the counsel of the wise.
Amaz’d to find…
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: ed. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke
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