The songs of the Old and New Testament in meeter by M. Zachary Boyd ...

CHAPTER III.

BY night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found ••im not.

BY night I did upon my bed him seek with all my minde VVhom my soul loveth; I him sought, but him I did not find.

2 I will rise now, and go about the citie in the streets, and in the broad wayes I will seek him whom my Soul loveth:

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I will now rise, and in the streets about the city move, And in the broad wayes I will seek him whom my soul doth love.

I sought him, but I found him not.

3 The watchmen that goe about the city found mee: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my Soul loveth.

I sought him, but I found him not,

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The Cities watchmen me Did find; I said then did ye him whom my soul loveth see?

4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my Soul loveth;

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It but a little was that I from them did passe away, But I him whom my soul doth love did find without delay:

I held him, and would not let him goe, untill I had brought him into my mothers house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

I held and would not let him go, untill that by me he Was to her house and chamber brought that had conceived me.

5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Ierusa∣lem, by the Roes, and by the Hindes of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love till hee please.

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O Salems daughters I you charge by Roes, field Hindes ye cease To stir or yet for to awake my love untill he please.

6 Who is this that cometh out of the wil∣dernesse like pillars of smoake, perfumed with myrrhe and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant.

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Of smoak like pillars who is this that comes from wildernesse, Perfum'd with frankincense and mirrhe, all merchands powders als.

7 Behold his bed, which is Solomons: three∣score valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.

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Behold, his bed is Solomons, threescore men valiant all About it are, of those that are the valiant of Isra'l.

8 They all hold swords, being expert in war, Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, be∣cause of fear in the night.

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Expert in war, they all do hold swords in their hands most bright,

••ach man his sword hath on his thigh, because of fear by night.

9 King Solomon made himself a charet of the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold,

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Of Lebanons wood Solomon himself a charet made;

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It's pillars made of silver were, with gold the bottome laid:

The covering of it of purple, the midst there∣of being paved with love, for the daughters of Ierusalem.

The cov'ring of it purple was, the midst of it for them Was pav'd with love, that daughters were of his Jerusalem.

11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon,

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Oye that Zions daughters are do ye go forth anone, And do ye with great reverence behold king Solomon.

With the crown wherewith his mother crow∣ned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladnesse of his heart.

With crown wherewith his mother him crown'd in his spousals day,

And in the day his heart was fill'd with gladenesse ev'ry way.