From Theodora, HWV 68, Part I, Scene II
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
c minor → b minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
15 measures |
Original English text |
Modernized English text |
|---|---|
Septimius |
Septimius |
I know thy Virtues, and ask not thy Faith: |
I know thy virtues, and ask not thy faith: |
Enjoy it as you will, my Didymus. |
Enjoy it as you will, my Didymus. |
Tho’ not a Chriſtian, (for I worſhip ſtill |
Though not a Christian (for I worship still |
The Gods my Fathers worſhip’d) yet, I own, |
The gods my fathers worshipped), yet, I own, |
Something within declares for Acts of Mercy. |
Something within declares for acts of mercy. |
But Antioch’s Preſident muſt be obey’d; |
But Antioch’s president must be obeyed: |
Such is the Roman Diſcipline: While We |
Such is the Roman discipline; while we |
Can only pity, whom we dare not ſpare. |
Can only pity, whom we dare not spare. |
May Robertson
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