The Bride

“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is sweeter than wine.

Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the young women love you.

Draw me after you and let’s run together! The king has brought me into his chambers.”

The Chorus

“We will rejoice in you and be joyful; We will praise your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.”

He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.

The Groom

“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, That you will not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

The Groom

“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, That you will not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

Solomon’s Love Expressed

“How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Mount Gilead.

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much sweeter is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than that of all kinds of balsam oils!

How beautiful and how delightful you are, My love, with all your delights!

The Union of Love

“I am my beloved’s, And his desire is for me.

Let’s rise early and go to the vineyards; Let’s see whether the vine has grown And its buds have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love.

The Groom

“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem: Do not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flames are flames of fire, The flame of the Lord.

Many waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers flood over it; If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, It would be utterly despised.”