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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AIR. |
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AIR.
O great to conquer and to spare,
Which couldst all obstacle subdue;
Do thou, my Saviour, form my pray'r;
Be thou my word and music too.
Bless all thy host, that on thee wait,
Whate'er their title or degree;
Transcendant Good, sublimely great,
Are less than nothing without thee.
Which couldst all obstacle subdue;
Do thou, my Saviour, form my pray'r;
Be thou my word and music too.
Bless all thy host, that on thee wait,
Whate'er their title or degree;
Transcendant Good, sublimely great,
Are less than nothing without thee.
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Bless all mankind beneath the sun,
Who know thee, and who know thee not;
Bless all that creep, that fly, that run,
Or in vast ocean have their lot.
And, Oh, thy special blessing send,
On all that Abraham calls his own,
But chief, my fair domestic friend,
Still to be mine, and mine alone.
Who know thee, and who know thee not;
Bless all that creep, that fly, that run,
Or in vast ocean have their lot.
And, Oh, thy special blessing send,
On all that Abraham calls his own,
But chief, my fair domestic friend,
Still to be mine, and mine alone.
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