A short paraphrase of the Song of Solomon |
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... found thereon ; but how much more must the soul be refreshed and delighted when favored to sit under the shadow of his ... find the Church , or spouse , opening her mouth wide in holy cravings for flagons of gospel wine , and for the ...
... found thereon ; but how much more must the soul be refreshed and delighted when favored to sit under the shadow of his ... find the Church , or spouse , opening her mouth wide in holy cravings for flagons of gospel wine , and for the ...
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... find the spouse so absorbed in the love of her Lord that she fears interruption from those that are without , saying , " I charge you , O ye daughters of Jerusalem , by the roes , and by the hinds of the field , that ye stir not up ...
... find the spouse so absorbed in the love of her Lord that she fears interruption from those that are without , saying , " I charge you , O ye daughters of Jerusalem , by the roes , and by the hinds of the field , that ye stir not up ...
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... find the spouse awake to the voice of her Lord and master , and of his speedy return to her soul , saying , " behold , he cometh leaping upon the moun- tains , and skipping upon the hills . " Such are the exclamations of the soul after ...
... find the spouse awake to the voice of her Lord and master , and of his speedy return to her soul , saying , " behold , he cometh leaping upon the moun- tains , and skipping upon the hills . " Such are the exclamations of the soul after ...
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... spouse , or Church , appears to have arrived at a state of holy confidence ... See Revelations , iii , 20. Such is the most blessed unity of Christ and his ... find the Church breathing forth the very longings of her soul for the return ...
... spouse , or Church , appears to have arrived at a state of holy confidence ... See Revelations , iii , 20. Such is the most blessed unity of Christ and his ... find the Church breathing forth the very longings of her soul for the return ...
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... spouse or the Church , that was presented to the Lord in the 16th verse of the last chapter , saying , “ awake , O north wind , and come thou south : blow upon my garden ; " here we find our dear Lord , in answer to prayer , has ...
... spouse or the Church , that was presented to the Lord in the 16th verse of the last chapter , saying , “ awake , O north wind , and come thou south : blow upon my garden ; " here we find our dear Lord , in answer to prayer , has ...
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66 Verse altogether lovely amongst apple tree army with banners awake my love Baal-hamon banqueting house beautiful behold blessed blood breasts camphire chariot chiefest Christ Damascus daughters of Jerusalem day break delight doth earth everlasting eyes fairest among women find the spouse frankincense fruit garden glory gold gospel graces hath head heart heaven-born soul heavenly Heshbon holy honey honey comb Isaiah Jesus King Lamb of God language Lebanon lilies living faith Lord and Master Lord's Mount Gilead mountains myrrh night ointment perfumed pomegranates bud poor sinners praise prayer precious Psalm redeemed rejoice right hand planting righteousness rose of Sharon saints Saviour says the spouse sheep shew sick of love sight silver sister smell Solomon Song Song of Songs soul loveth spices spikenard spirit sweet tender grape text says thee thereof thine thou art fair thousand thy beloved Tirzah tower unto vine vineyard watchmen wilderness wine ye daughters Zion
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Page 3 - She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework: The virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought : They shall enter into the King's palace.
Page 56 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, As a seal upon thine arm : For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as the grave: The coals thereof are coals of fire, Which hath a most vehement flame.
Page 16 - I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not.
Page 32 - I sleep, but my heart waketh : It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undented : For my head is filled with dew, And my locks with the drops of the night.
Page 21 - Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Page 9 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my tasle. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Page 17 - It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her dial conceived me.
Page 30 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his pleasant fruits.
Page 14 - For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 11 - I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.