ever bright and fair" Scene 6 Enter Didymus 25. Recitative (Didymus,Irene) "Unhappy, happy crew!" 26. Air (Didymus) "Kind Heav'n" Scene 7 27. Recitative (Irene) "O love, how great thy pow'r!" 28. Chorus of Christians "Go, gen'rous, pious youth" Act 2 Scene 1 Valens, and Chorus of Heathens 29. Recitative (Valens) "Ye men of Antioch" 30. Chorus of Heathens "Queen of summer, queen of love" 31. Air (Valens) "Wide spread his name" 32. Recitative (Valens) "Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid" 33. Chorus of Heathens "Venus laughing from the skies" Scene 2 Theodora, in her Place of Confinement 34. Symphony 35. Recitative (Theodora) "O thou bright sun!" 36. Air (Theodora) "With darkness deep" 37. Symphony 38. Recitative (Theodora) "But why art thou disquieted, my soul?" 39. Air (Theodora) "Oh, that I on wings could rise" Scene 3 Didymus and Septimius 40. Recitative (Didymus,Septimius) "Long have I known thy friendly social soul" 41. Air (Septimius) "Though the honours" 42. Recitative (Didymus, Septimius) "Oh, save her then" 43. Air (Didymus) "Deeds of kindness to display" Scene 4 Irene, with the Christians 44. Recitative (Irene) "The clouds begin to veil" 45. Air (Irene) "Defend her, Heav'n!" Scene 5 Theodora's Place of Confinement. Didymus at a distance, the vizor of his helmet clos'd 46. Recitative (Didymus) "Or lull'd with grief" 47. Air (Didymus approaching her) "Sweet rose and lily" 48. Recitative (Theodora starting, Didymus) "Oh, save me, Heav'n!" 49. Air (Theodora) "The pilgrim's home" 50. Accompagnato (Didymus,Theodora) "Forbid it, Heav'n!" 51. Duet (Theodora,Didymus) "To thee, thou glorious son of worth" Scene 6 Irene, with the Christians 52. Recitative (Irene) "Tis night, but night's sweet blessing is denied" 53. Chorus of Christians "He saw the lovely youth" Act 3 Scene 1 Irene, with the Christians 54. Air (Irene) "Lord, to Thee each night and day" Scene 2 Enter Theodora, in the habit of Didymus 55. Recitative (Irene, Theodora discovering herself)"But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!" 56. Air (Theodora) "When sunk in anguish and despair" 57. Solo and Chorus (Christians, Theodora) "Blest be the hand" Scene 3 Enter Messenger 58. Recitative (Messenger,Irene,Theodora) "Undaunted in the court stands Didymus" 59. Duet (Irene,Theodora) "Whither, Princess, do you fly?" 60. Recitative (Irene) "She's gone" 61. Air (Irene) "New scenes of joy" Scene 4 Valens, Didymus, Septimius, and Chorus of Heathens 62. Recitative (Valens,Didymus,Theodora,Septimius) "Is it a Christian virtue then?" Scene 5 63. Air (Septimius) "From virtue springs each gen'rous