by Newburgh Hamilton (flourished 1715-1743)
Look down, harmonious Saint
Language: English
Recitative: Look down, harmonious Saint, whilst we do celebrate thy art and thee! of Musick's force the wonders show, the most of Heav'n we here can know. Aria: Sweet accents all your numbers grace, touch ev'ry trembling string; each note in justest order place of Harmony we'll sing. It charms the soul, delights the ear, to it all passions bow, it gives us hope, it conquers fear, and rules we know not how.
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Note: Händel's cantata might originally have been intended to be part of his oratorio Alexander’s Feast, based on Dryden's poem.
Authorship:
- by Newburgh Hamilton (flourished 1715-1743), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "The Praise of Harmony", HWV 124. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Thomas A. Gregg
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-07
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Word count: 73