BY THE ROSE
SONG OF SOLOMON 2:1-7
I AM
AND
THE LILY OF THE VALLEYS.
AS THE LILY
AMONG THORNS,
SO IS MY LOVE
AMONG THE DAUGHTERS
AS THE APPLE
OF THE TREES
OF THE WOOD,
SO IS MY BELOVED
AMONG SONS.
I SAT DOWN
UNDER THE SHADOW
WITH GREAT DELIGHT,
AND
HIS FRUIT WAS
SWEET TO MY TASTE.
HE BROUGHT ME TO THE BANQUETING HOUSE,
AND
HIS BANNER
OVER ME
WAS LOVE
OVER ME
WAS LOVE
STAY ME WITH FLAGONS,
COMFORT ME
WITH APPLES:
FOR I AM SICK OF LOVE
HIS LEFT HAND IS
UNDER MY HEAD,
AND HIS RIGHT HAND DOTH EMBRACE ME.
I CHARGE YOU,
O YE
DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM,
BY THE ROSE
BY THE ROSE
AND
BY THE HINDS OF
THE FIELD
THE FIELD
THAT YE
STIR NOT UP,
STIR NOT UP,
NOR AWAKE MY LOVE,
TILL HE PLEASES.
TILL HE PLEASES.
LOVE

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