- The ways of Zion do mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline
The ways of Zion do mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264, is an anthem composed by
George Frideric Handel .TEXT:
Sinfonia
Chorus:
The ways of Zion do mourn and she is in bitterness. (Lamentations 1:4); all her people sigh (Lamentations 1:11) and hang down their heads to the ground (Lamentations 2:10).
Chorus:
How are the mighty fall’n (Samuel 2, 1:19). She that was great among the nations, and princess of the provinces! (Lamentations 1:1).
Chorus:
She put on righteousness, and it cloathed her; her judgment was a robe and a diadem (Job 29:14).
Soli & Chorus:
When the ear heard her, then it blessed her, and when the eye saw her, it gave witness of her (Job 29:11).
Chorus:
How are the mighty fall’n (Samuel 2, 1:19). She that was great, great among the nations, and princess of the provinces! (Lamentations 1:1)
Chorus:
She delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless, and him that had none to help him (Job 29:12). Kindness, meekness, and comfort were her tongue (
Ecclesiasticus 36:23); if there was any virtue, and if there was any praise, she thought on those things (Philippians 4:8).Chorus:
How are the mighty fall’n (Samuel 2, 1:19). She that was great, great among the nations, and princess of the provinces! (Lamentations 1:1)
Soli & Chorus:
The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance (
Psalms 112:16), and the wise will shine as the brightness of the firmament (Daniel 12:3).Chorus:
Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth evermore (
Ecclesiasticus 44:14).Chorus:
The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise (
Ecclesiasticus 44:15); their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the Most high (Wisdom ofSolomon 5:15).Soli:
They shall receive a glorious kingdom and a beautiful crown from the Lord’s hand (Wisdom of
Solomon 5:16).Chorus:
The merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever on them that fear him, and his righteousness on children’s children (
Psalm 103:17).
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