Abimelech an oratorio. As it is performed at the theatre-royal in Covent-Garden [by Christopher Smart]. The Music by Mr. Arnold |
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GRAND CHORUS
with Phichol and Soldiers.Sound, ye instruments of fight,
Sound to war and blood no more:
Tune your trumpets to delight,
Flourish on th'increasing store.
This is triumph, this is fame.
Bless the music and the measure,
That administer to pleasure,
While they love and peace proclaim.
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