My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Song of Solomon 1:14
Words: From Johannes Tauler (1300–1361). Translated by Emma F. Bevan, 1858.
Music: Bridegroom Peter W. Cutts, 1969 (🔊 pdf nwc) © 1969 Hope Publishing Company. Used by permission.
If you know where to get a good picture of Tauler, Bevan or Cutts (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
As the bridegroom to his chosen,
As the king unto his realm,
As keep unto the castle,
As the pilot to the helm,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
As the fountain in the garden,
As the candle in the dark,
As the treasure in the coffer,
As the manna in the ark,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
As the ruby in the setting,
As the honey in the comb,
As the light within the lantern,
As the father in the home,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
As the sunshine in the heavens,
As the image in the glass,
As the fruits upon the fig tree,
As the dew upon the grass,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
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