O blest Apollo!
Chorus 2.
And iron-bound shield against shield is clashing!
Tutti.
The issue of war with the gods abideth,
The doubtful struggle great Jove decideth.
O Onca, blest Onca,[n14] whose worshippers ever
Invoke thee, the queen of the Oncan gate,
The seven-gated city deliver, deliver,[n15]
Thou guardian queen of the gate.