Will the sun forget to streak Eastern skies with amber ray, When the dusky shades to break He unbars the gates of day? Then demand if Sheba's queen E'er can banish from her thought All the splendour she has seen, All the knowledge thou hast taught.
Solomon
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)
59. Will the sun forget to streak  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Beate Binnig) , "Wird die Sonne je vergessen", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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