39. Cease, ye slaves

From Theodora, HWV 68, Part III, Scene V

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	B flat major
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Furioso
Length	30 measures

Original English text	Modernized English text
Valens	Valens
Ceaſe, ye Slaves, your fruitleſs Pray’r;	Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless prayer;
The Pow’rs below	The powers below
No Pity know,	No pity know,
For the Brave, or for the Fair:	For the brave, or for the fair:
Ceaſe, ye Slaves, your fruitleſs Pray’r.	Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless prayer.

About the text

• Author: Thomas Morell

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/29, p. 211
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Contributor

May Robertson

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