Voices Found: Shimmering with Love, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Weddings VF 145

 

                  The Song of Solomon graphic by Cody F Miller

Voices Found # 145, Verse One


Lo, the winter's past. For the rain is gone;
the flowers appear.
Time of singing has begun--
Lark and turtledove.
Rise then, come away,
as the vines burst into blossom here
rich with fragrance, drenched with sun,
shimmering with God's love.

Words: Mary Louise Bringle
Music:Robinson Chapel,William P. Rowan

Bringle's  text echoes the Song of Solomon, a poetic evocation of  intimate, sensual love. In three verses Bringle brings Solomon to life with William Rowan's   music, originally written as a "hymn without words."  It works well as a congregational hymn or a solo song,  especially appropriate for  weddings or  any celebration of Divine love.  You could easily add a melody instrument to double the tune.  Now we can all can sing  with Solomon!   

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