Esther, Hwv 50A: He Comes, He Comes To End Our Woes (Chorus)
The Sixteen
4:01O ruddier than the cherry, O sweeter than the berry, O nymph more bright Than moonshine night, Like kidlings blithe and merry. Ripe as the melting cluster, No lily has such lustre Yet hard to tame As raging flame, And fierce as storms that bluster!