Song of Songs
(Tune: with chorus, #268; without chorus, #466)
1 How I love Thee, precious Jesus,
That Thy love laid hold of me;
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
2 As a company of horses,
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
3 Just a lover with the dove's eyes
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
5 Make us doves that hide in Thee, Lord;
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
6 Make us then, Lord, smoking pillars,
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
7 You desire a couch to rest on —
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
8 Now a palanquin You're making —
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
10 Only this, O Lord, we offer
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.
11 What a sight when our Beloved
Our Beloved, how we love Him,
So attractive, our delight.
We are captivated wholly
And are comely in His sight.