A husband knocks at midnight and the doorway is empty by the time she opens it, one of 16 verses that turn Song of Solomon 5 from an invitation into a search.
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Lyrics
I have come into my garden my sister my bride I have gathered my myrrh with my spice
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey I have drunk my wine with my milk Eat friends Drink yes drink abundantly beloved
I was asleep but my heart was awake It is the voice of my beloved who knocks Open to me my sister my love My dove my undefiled
For my head is filled with dew And my hair with the dampness of the night I have taken off my robe Indeed must I put it on
I have washed my feet Indeed must I soil them My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening My heart pounded for him
I rose up to open for my beloved My hands dripped with myrrh My fingers with liquid myrrh On the handles of the lock
I opened to my beloved But my beloved left and had gone away My heart went out when he spoke I looked for him but I didn’t find him
I called him but he didn’t answer My beloved is white and ruddy The best amongst ten thousand His head is like the purest gold
His hair is bushy black as a raven His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks His mouth is sweetness Yes he is altogether lovely
This is my beloved and this is my friend Daughters of Jerusalem My beloved is mine and I am his He is altogether lovely
This is my beloved This is my friend
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