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Nos. 9 & 10
Nos. 9 & 10
Nos. 9 & 10: SOLO (Contralto) & SOLO (Soprano) with CHORUS
"Arise and take the young child... In Rama was there a voice heard"
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An Angel (Contralto): | |
Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word, for Herod will seek the child to destroy him. |
CHORUS | |||||||||
Soprano (solo): | Sopranos: | Contraltos: | Tenors: | Basses: | |||||
In Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping and great mourning, | |||||||||
In Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping and great mourning, | |||||||||
Woe is me now, | Rachel weeping for her children, | ||||||||
Woe is me now, | Rachel weeping for her children, | ||||||||
for my soul is wearied because of murderers. | |||||||||
Woe | In Rama was there a voice heard | In Rama was there a voice heard | |||||||
is me now, | lamentation and weeping | ||||||||
for my soul is wearied because of | |||||||||
murderers. | Rachel | ||||||||
weeping for her | |||||||||
Rachel weeping for her | children, | ||||||||
children, | would not be comforted, | Rachel weeping for her | |||||||
would not be comforted, | would not be comforted, | children, | Rachel weeping for her | ||||||
Woe! | Rachel | Rachel | Rachel | children, | |||||
Woe! Woe! is me now. | weeping for her children would not be comforted, be comforted. | ||||||||
In Rama was there a voice heard | |||||||||
Woe! | lamentation and weeping. | ||||||||
Woe is me now, woe is me now, | Rachel | Rachel weeping for her child- | |||||||
Woe! woe is me now! | weeping. | -ren, weeping. |
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