The Hymnes and Songs of the Chvrch Diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the Canonicall Hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture, as may properly be sung, with some other ancient Songs and Creeds. The second part consists of Spirituall Songs, appropriated to the seuerall Times and Occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and Composed by G. VV. [i.e. George Wither] |
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| XI. | SONG XI. The third Canticle.
I heare my Loue, and him I see |
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SONG XI. The third Canticle. I heare my Loue, and him I see
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I heare my Loue, and him I seeCome leaping by the Mountains there:
Loe, o're the Hillocks trippeth Hee;
And Roe, or Stag-like doth appeare.
Loe, from behind the wall he pries:
Now, at the window grate is hee:
Now speakes my Deare, and saies, Arise,
My Loue, my Faire, and come with mee.
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Loe, Winters past, and comne the Spring,The Raine is gone, the Weather cleare:
The Season woes the Birds to sing,
And on the Earth the flowers appeare.
The Turtle croweth in our Field:
Young Figs the Fig-tree down doth weigh,
The blossom'd Vines a sauour yeeld;
Rise Loue, my Faire, and come away.
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My Doue, that art obscured, whereThe Rockes darke staires doe thee infold:
Thy voyce, (thy sweet voice) let me hear,
And Thee, (that louely sight) behold.
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Goe take vs whilst the Grapes be young:
My Loues am I, and mine's my Deare,
Who feeds the Lilly-flowers among.
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While breake of Day, when shades depart,Returne my Well-beloued-One;
Eu'n as a Roe, or lusty Hart,
That doth on Bether Mountaines runne,
For him, that to my soule is deare,
Within my bed, by night I sought;
I sought, but him I found not there:
Thus therfore with my selfe I thought;
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I'le rise, and round the Cittie wend,Through Lanes, and open waies I'le goe,
That I my Soules-delight may finde:
So, there I sought, and mist him too.
The Cittie watch me lighted on;
Then askt I for my soules delight:
And somewhat past them being gone,
My soules-beloued found I straight.
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Whom, there in my embrace I caught;And him forsooke I not, till hee
Into my Mothers house I brought;
Her Chamber who conceiued mee.
You Daughters of Ierusalem,
Stirre not (by field bred Harts and Roes;
For you I doe adiure by them)
Nor wake my Loue till shee dispose.
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