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The vois of Crist, of hym and of the Chirche. [verse 1] I the flour of the feeld, and the lilie of aleyes [alle valeys AGH.] . [verse 2] As a lilie among thornes, so my leef among doȝtres. The vois of the Chirche of Crist. [verse 3] As an appil tree among the trees of wodis, so my lemman
among sones. Vnder the shadewe of hym, whom I hadde desirid, I sat; and his frut sweete to my throte. [verse 4] The king ledde me in his win celer; he ordeynde in me charite. [verse 5] Vnder ley ȝee me with floures, setteth me aboute with appelis; for I languyshe for looue. The vois of the Chirche of Crist. [verse 6] The lift hond of hym vnder myn hed; and his riȝt hond shal clippe me. The vois of Crist, of the Chirche. [verse 7] I adiure ȝou, ȝee doȝtris of Jerusalem, bi the capretes, and the hertes of feeldis, ne rere ȝee, ne maketh my [the E pr. m.] leef to waken, to the time that she wile. The vois of the Chirche, of Crist. [verse 8] The vois of my lemman; lo! this cometh lepende in mounteynes, and ouer lepende hillis. [verse 9] Lic is my lemman to a capret, and to an hert calf of hertis; lo! he stant [stoondith A.] bihynde oure wal, biholdende bi the windowes, aferr lookende thurȝ the latises. [verse 10] Lo! my lemman speketh to me, Ris, go thou, my leef, my culuer, my [verse 11] shapli, and cum; now forsothe wintre passede, weder ȝide fro, and is gon awei. [verse 12] Floures apereden in oure lond, time of kutting is come; the vois of the turtil [turtre AEG.] [verse 13] is herd in oure lond, the fige tree broȝte forth his first figus; the vynes flourende ȝiuen ther smel. The vois of Crist to the Chirche. Ris, go, my leef, myn shapli, and cum thou. [verse 14] My culuer in the holis of the ston, in the chyne of a [the AH.] ston wal. Shewe thou to me thi face, soune thi vois in myn eres; thi vois forsothe is swete, and thi face semeli. The vois of Crist to the Chirche, aȝen eretikis. [verse 15] Take ȝee to vs litle foxes, that destroȝen vynes; for oure vyne flourede. The vois of the Chirche of Crist. [verse 16] My looued to me, and I to hym, that is fed among [verse 17] lilies; to the time that the dai springe, and shadewes be bowid in. Turne aȝeen;
