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<poem>O first-created beam, and thou, great word, | |||
Let there be light! and light was over all. | |||
One heav'nly blaze shone round this earthly ball. | |||
To Thy dark servant life by light afford.</poem> | |||
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CPDL #20646:
Capella
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2009-12-23). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 85 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: O first-created beam
Larger work: Samson, HWV 57
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Oratorio
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: 1743
Description: Samson was first performed in London in 1743. Libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, based on Milton's Samson Agonistes.
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Original text and translations
English text
O first-created beam, and thou, great word,
Let there be light! and light was over all.
One heav'nly blaze shone round this earthly ball.
To Thy dark servant life by light afford.