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(A)Scarcely had I passed them by
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I (B)seized him and would not let him go
Until I had (C)brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the chamber of her who conceived me.”

[a]I (D)call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (E)gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until [b]she pleases.”

Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day

[c](F)Who is this coming up from the wilderness
Like (G)columns of smoke,
As rising incense of (H)myrrh and (I)frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 3:5 BRIDEGROOM
  2. Song of Songs 3:5 Or it
  3. Song of Songs 3:6 CHORUS