5. The raptur’d soul

From Theodora, HWV 68, Part I, Scene II

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	E flat major
Meter	6/8 → 4/4
Tempo	Andante → adagio → a tempo → adagio
Structure	dal segno
Length	101 measures

Original English text	Modernized English text
Didymus	Didymus
The raptur’d Soul defies the Sword,	The raptured soul defies the sword,
Secure of Virtue’s Claim;	Secure of virtue’s claim;
And truſting Heav’n’s unerring Word,	And trusting Heav’n’s unerring word
Enjoys the circling Flame.	Enjoys the circling flame.
No Engines can a Tyrant find	No engines can a tyrant find
To ſtorm the truth·ſupported Mind.	To storm the truth-supported mind.

About the text

• Author: Thomas Morell

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/29, p. 54
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Cataloguer

May Robertson

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