25. Deeds of kindness

From Theodora, HWV 68, Part II, Scene III

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	E major
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Largo → adagio → a tempo
Length	50 measures

Original English text	Modernized English text
Didymus	Didymus
Deeds of Kindneſs to diſplay,	Deeds of kindness to display,
Pity ſuing,	Pity suing,
Mercy wooing,	Mercy wooing,
Who the Call can diſobey?	Who the call can disobey?
But the opportune Redreſs,	But the opportune redress,
Of virtuous Beauty in Diſtreſs,	Of virtuous beauty in distress,
Earth will praiſe, and Heav’n repay.	Earth will praise, and heav’n repay.

About the text

• Author: Thomas Morell

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/29, p. 143
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Contributor

May Robertson

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