Can We Be Saved? 1-7 Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend, make the mountains shudder at your presence— As when a forest catches fire, as when fire makes a pot to boil— To shock your enemies into facing you, make the nations shake in their boots! You did terrible things we […]
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Isaiah 65
The People Who Bothered to Reach Out to God 1-7 “I’ve made myself available to those who haven’t bothered to ask. I’m here, ready to be found by those who haven’t bothered to look. I kept saying ‘I’m here, I’m right here’ to a nation that ignored me. I reached out day after day to […]
Isaiah 66
Living Worship to God 1-2 God’s Message: “Heaven’s my throne, earth is my footstool. What sort of house could you build for me? What holiday spot reserve for me? I made all this! I own all this!” God’s Decree. “But thereissomething I’m looking for: a person simple and plain, reverently responsive to what I say. […]
Song of Solomon 1
1 The Song—best of all songs—Solomon’s song! The Woman 2-3 Kiss me—full on the mouth! Yes! For your love is better than wine, headier than your aromatic oils. The syllables of your name murmur like a meadow brook. No wonder everyone loves to say your name! 4 Take me away with you! Let’s run off […]
Song of Solomon 2
1 I’m just a wildflower picked from the plains of Sharon, a lotus blossom from the valley pools. The Man 2 A lotus blossoming in a swamp of weeds— that’s my dear friend among the girls in the village. The Woman 3-4 As an apricot tree stands out in the forest, my lover stands above […]
Song of Solomon 3
1-4 Restless in bed and sleepless through the night, I longed for my lover. I wanted him desperately. His absence was painful. So I got up, went out and roved the city, hunting through streets and down alleys. I wanted my lover in the worst way! I looked high and low, and didn’t find him. […]
Song of Solomon 4
The Man 1-5 You’re so beautiful, my darling, so beautiful, and your dove eyes are veiled By your hair as it flows and shimmers, like a flock of goats in the distance streaming down a hillside in the sunshine. Your smile is generous and full— expressive and strong and clean. Your lips are jewel red, […]
Song of Solomon 5
The Man 1 I went to my garden, dear friend, best lover! breathed the sweet fragrance. I ate the fruit and honey, I drank the nectar and wine. Celebrate with me, friends! Raise your glasses—“To life! To love!” The Woman 2 I was sound asleep, but in my dreams I was wide awake. Oh, listen! […]
Song of Solomon 6
The Chorus 1 So where has this love of yours gone, fair one? Where on earth can he be? Can we help you look for him? The Woman 2-3 Never mind. My lover is already on his way to his garden, to browse among the flowers, touching the colors and forms. I am my lover’s […]
Song of Solomon 7
1-9 Shapely and graceful your sandaled feet, and queenly your movement— Your limbs are lithe and elegant, the work of a master artist. Your body is a chalice, wine-filled. Your skin is silken and tawny like a field of wheat touched by the breeze. Your breasts are like fawns, twins of a gazelle. Your neck […]