2019.10.01
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Stained glass windows in St. George’s Church, Beckenham, England - ‘Joshua and the Angel’

The beautiful photos of the stained glass windows in St. George’s Church, Beckenham,
taken by Mr. Peter Jones who lives in Beckenham, a southeast suburb outside London.

JOSHUA AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE LORD

Handel
Oratorio JOSHUA HWV 64

Act1 Scene 2

Recitative

Angel
Joshua, I come commission’d from on high, the captain of the host of God am I; loose from thy feet thy shoes,
for all around, the place whereon thou stand’st is holy ground.

 

Joshua

Low on the earth, oh, prostrate let me bend, and thy behests with reverence attend!