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<poem>To man God's universal law | |||
Gave pow'r to keep his wife in awe; | |||
Thus shall his life be ne'er dismay'd, | |||
By female usurpation sway'd. </poem> | |||
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CPDL #20651:
Capella
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2009-12-24). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 132 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: To man God's universal law
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
To man God's universal law
Gave pow'r to keep his wife in awe;
Thus shall his life be ne'er dismay'd,
By female usurpation sway'd.