Epithalamium, or Solomons Song Together with the Songs of Moses, Exod. 15 & Deut. 32. ... Digested into a known and familiar meeter, by Samuel Slater |
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 | CHAP. III. Epithalamium, or Solomons Song |  |
CHAP. III.
1.
By night on bed I sought my love,whom I do chiefly mind;
Him did I seek, and yet, alas!
I sought, but did not finde.
2.
Now will I rise, and round aboutthe City will I go:
In streets, and in the broadest waies,
there I my self will show.
Him will I seek, whom with my soul
I love; he is my dear:
I sought, and when I had so done,
yet did he not appear.
3.
The City Watchmen did me find,of them I did enquire,
If they had seen, or could inform
of my beloved dear.
4.
It was a very little thatfrom watchmen I was past;
But him I found my soul so loves,
and then I held him fast,
And would not let him go, until
I brought him for to see
My Mothers house, and chambers where
she had conceived me.
5.
O daughters of Jerusalem,I give you this in charge;
of fields, that are so large;
That ye take heed ye stir not up
my love, who takes his ease:
And that you do not him awake
until himself shall please.
6.
But who is this that cometh outfrom wilderness afar,
Appearing like to pillars, that
of smoak composed are;
Sweetly perfum'd with costly myrrhe
with frankincense likewise,
And all the Powders Merchant men
do make their merchandise?
7.
Behold his bed which Sol'mons isthreescore that are both stout
And valiant men of Israel,
do stand it round about.
8.
They all hold swords, being skild in war,and ev'ry man of might
With sword upon his thigh, because
of terror in the night.
9.
A Princely Chariot was prepar'dby Solomon the King:
Made of the wood that in the mount
of Lebanon doth spring.
10.
The pillars which he made thereto,of silver pure they were;
The bottom also which it had
was made of gold most clear:
Of costly purple eke there was
a covering made above
For daughters of Jerusalem,
paved in midst with love.
11.
O ye that Sions daughters are,do ye go forth and see
King Solomon, who with his crown which
appears in dignity.
Crowned I say with Crown, the
he from his mother had
In day of spousals, and the day
wherein his heart was glad.
| CHAP. III. Epithalamium, or Solomons Song | |