27. Sweet rose and lily

From Theodora, HWV 68, Part II, Scene V

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	E flat major
Meter	3/8
Tempo	Andante
Length	105 measures

Original English text	Modernized English text
Didymus	Didymus
Sweet Roſe, and Lily, flow’ry Form,	Sweet rose, and lily, flow’ry form,
Take me, your faithful Guard,	Take me, your faithful guard,
To ſhield you from bleak Wind, and Storm:	To shield you from bleak wind, and storm:
A Smile be my Reward.	A smile be my reward.

About the text

• Author: Thomas Morell

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/29, p. 151
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Cataloguer

May Robertson

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