Our opening hymn this Sixth Sunday of Easter

Ian Bostridge: "Frondi tenere...Ombra mai fu" - G. F. Handel

Tender and beautiful fronds
of my beloved plane tree,
let Fate smile upon you.
May thunder, lightning, and storms
never bother your dear peace,
nor may you by blowing winds be profaned.

A shade there never was,
of any plant,
dearer and more lovely,
or more sweet.