Blessed Are They That Considereth the Poor, HWV.268, "Foundling Hospital Anthem"
The Foundling Hospital Anthem (HWV 268), also known by its longer title "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" [sic], is a choral anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. It was written for the Foundling Hospital in London and was first performed in the chapel there. Handel wrote two versions, one for choir only and one for choir and soloists. Composed 10 years before his death, it was Handel's last piece of English church music.
Movements
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: Blessed are they that considereth the poor
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: Blessed are they... They deliver the poor
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: O God who from the suckling's mouth
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: The charitable shall be had
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: Comfort them, O Lord
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: The people will tell of their wisdom
- Anthem for the Foundling Hospital: Hallelujah!