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Song of Songs 5

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1“I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends; Drink and drink deeply, lovers.” ✦ 2¶“I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking: ‘Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the dew drops of the night.’ ✦ 3“I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them again? ✦ 4“My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were stirred for him. ✦ 5“I arose to open to my beloved; And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with drops of myrrh, On the handles of the bolt. ✦ 6“I opened to my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and had gone! My heart went out to him as he spoke. I searched for him but I did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me. ✦ 7“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, They struck me and wounded me; The guards of the walls took my shawl away from me. ✦ 8“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I am lovesick.” ✦ 9¶“What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That you make us swear in this way?” ✦ 10¶“My beloved is dazzling and reddish, Outstanding among ten thousand. ✦ 11“His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven. ✦ 12“His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And perched in their setting. ✦ 13“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of herbal spices; His lips are lilies Dripping with drops of myrrh. ✦ 14“His hands are rods of gold Set with topaz; His abdomen is panels of ivory Covered with sapphires. ✦ 15“His thighs are pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold; His appearance is like Lebanon, Choice as the cedars. ✦ 16“His mouth is full of sweetness. And he is wholly desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, You daughters of Jerusalem.” ✦

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Christ at the center

The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.

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