“Descend, kind pity, heav'nly guest”

from the oratorio Theodora (HWV 68)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Richard Croft as Septimius
Les Arts Florissants with William Christie, conductor

The first performance was at Covent Garden Theatre on March 16, 1750.

Descend, kind pity, heav'nly guest,
Descend, and fill each human breast
With sympathizing woe.
That liberty, and peace of mind,
May sweetly harmonize mankind,
And bless the world below.
Descend. . . da capo
- Libretto by Thomas Morell (1703-1784)

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