The Bride & the Daughters of The city of Peace
Canticles…
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest,
where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon:
for why should I be as one that turneth aside
by the flocks of thy companions?
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,
go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,
and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
The Bride & the Bridegroom
I have compared thee, O my love,
to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he cometh
leaping upon the mountains,
skipping upon the hills.
The Bride’s Wish
I charge you,
O ye daughters of Peace
by the roes, and by the hinds of the field,
that ye stir not up, nor awake my love,
till he please.
The Wedding Procession
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all powders of the merchant?
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse;
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,
fair as the moon, clear as the sun,
and terrible as an army with banners?
The Distress of Separation
I charge you, O daughters of The city of Peace,
if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him,
that I am sick of love.
The Bride Praises the Bridegroom
yea, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is my friend,
O daughters of The city of Peace
The Mutual Delight of the Bride and Bridegroom
I am my beloved’s,
and his desire is toward me.
Come, my beloved,
let us go forth into the field;
let us lodge in the villages.
Love Is Strong as Death
Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can the floods drown it:
if a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
it would utterly be contemned.
Source: song of songs by Solomon
King James version
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