Händel Belshazzar; Chorus See, from his post Euphrates flies Aria Cyrus

BELSHAZZAR (1745) An Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 1759) Words by Charles Jennens ACT TWO Scene 1 Without the city, the river almost empty. Cyrus and Chorus of Persians and Medes. 31. Chorus of Persians and Medes See, from his post Euphrates flies, The stream withdraws his guardian wave, Fenceless the queen of city lies SemiChorus Why, faithless river, dost thou leave Thy charge to hostile arms a prey, Expose the lives th