O Goddess Wise from Princess Ida
by Gilbert & Sullivan · posted by TolkeinFan
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O Goddess Wise
From "Princess Ida" by Gilbert and Sullivan
For Eb Diatonic Harmonica
RECIT
-7 8 -7 8 -7 7
Minerva!
-6 7 -6 7 -6 6
Minerva!
7 7 6
O hear me!
ARIA
5 -6 6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7 7 -4
Oh, goddess wise that lovest light
-4 -8 7 -6 6 7 6 -6 6 -5 5
Endow with light their unillumin'd eyes.
5 -5 -5 6 6 5 5 -5 -5 6 -5 6
At this my call, a fervent few have come to woo
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -8
The rays that from thee fall
-4 -4 -6 6
That from thee fall.
-6 6 5 -4 6 -6 6 -5 5 5 -4
Oh, goddess wise that lovest light
-4 -7 -6 -6 6 -7 8 -8 -7 6 6 -6 -5
That lovest light -------------------
5 -6 6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7 7 -4
Let fervent words and fervent thoughts be mine
-4 -8 7 -6 6 7 6 -6 6 -5 5
That I may lead them to they sacred shrine!
7 7 5 -5 -6 -8 -8 -8 -5 6
Let fervent words and fervent thoughts be mine
-7 8 -6 -7 7 -8 8 8 9 -9 8 -8 7
That I may lead them to thy sacred ---
-7 -6 6 6 -6 7
Shrine I may
7 4 -5 5 5 -4 -6 -6 -7 7 7
lead them to thy sacred shrine, thy sacred shrine!