====== #625 - Saul ======
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/*-20note-*//*-hymn-*/
  *Composer:
    *++George Frideric Handel|{{search>"George Frideric Handel" @cobs}}++ (1685-1759), 1738
    *from the [[:groups:opera|oratorio]] //Saul//
  *Also known as:
    *Dead March
    *Dirge //(as a hymn melody)//
    *Unveil Thy Bosom, Faithful Tomb
  *[[/data/media/midi/625.mid|MIDI]] | ++show|\\ {{http://www.rollerorgans.com/mid2roll.php?cob=625&.gif?}}++
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  *[[:incipit|Condensed Incipit]]: 32343245646543234356765432543432
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  *Instrumental
  *++Lyrics:|\\
Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb,\\
Take this new treasure to thy trust,\\
And give these sacred relics room\\
To seek a slumber in the dust;\\
And give these sacred relics room\\
To seek a slumber in the dust.\\
\\
Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear\\
Invades thy bounds, no mortal woes,\\
Can reach the lovely sleeper here,\\
And angels watch her soft repose;\\
Can reach the lovely sleeper here,\\
And angels watch her soft repose.\\
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So Jesus slept; God's dying Son\\
Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed:\\
Rest here, fair saint, till from His throne\\
The morning break and pierce the shade;\\
Rest here, fair saint, till from His throne\\
The morning break and pierce the shade.\\
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Break from His throne, illustrious morn!\\
Attend, O earth! His sovereign Word:\\
Restore thy trust: a glorious form\\
She must ascend to meet her Lord;\\
Restore thy trust: a glorious form\\
She must ascend to meet her Lord!\\
\\
++
    *++Isaac Watts|{{search>"Isaac Watts" @cobs}}++ (1674-1748), 1734

Although this dirge was written as an instrumental work, it also became associated with the lyrics written by Watts, and was used as a funeral ode.