

The Song Of Songs: The Most Romantic Book Of The Bible (That You Probably Never Read):



The Bible is known for containing many things; revelation, history, teachings, wisdom, and more. But one thing most people DON'T associate with the Bible is "romance". Most people would think that the notion of "Romantic Love" would be out of place in the Bible. But one book of the Bible contains some of the most romantic, sweeping, poetry ever written.



The book is known as the "Song of Songs" or in some versions "The Song of Solomon". Scripturally, the Song of Songs is unique in its celebration of intimate love. The book contains language full of yearning sexual imagery, without ever being bawdy or base. It truly captures the beauty and goodness of the love God created between Men and Women.



Traditionally, the authorship of the book is ascribed to King David himself. The book is written in the form of an epic poem about a man and woman who long for each other, and eventually marry.





Here are of the most romantic verses form the Song of Songs:



• "Like a lily among thorns, so is my friend among women." (Chapter 2, Verse 2)



• "Refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love. His left hand is under my head and his right arm embraces me." (Chapter 2, Verses 5-6)



• "Let me see your face, let me hear your voice, For your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.” (Chapter 2, Verse 14)



• "On my bed at night I sought him whom my soul loves" (Chapter 3, Verse 1)



• "When I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of her who conceived me." (Chapter 3, Verse 4)



• "You are beautiful in every way, my friend, there is no flaw in you!" (Chapter 4, Verse 7)



• "You have ravished my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one bead of your necklace." (Chapter 4, Verse 9)



• "How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfumes than any spice!" (Chapter 4, Verse 10)



• "Your lips drip honey, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue" (Chapter 4, Verse 11)



• "Let my lover come to his garden and eat its fruits of choicest yield." (Chapter 4, Verse 16)



• "I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. The sound of my lover knocking!" (Chapter 5, Verse 2)



• "My lover put his hand in through the opening: my innermost being trembled because of him." (Chapter 5, Verse 2)



• "I rose to open for my lover, my hands dripping myrrh: My fingers, flowing myrrh upon the handles of the lock." (Chapter 5, Verse 4)



• "I belong to my lover, and my lover belongs to me; he feeds among the lilies." (Chapter 6, Verse 3)



• "One alone is my dove, my perfect one." (Chapter 6, Verse 9)



• "Your curving thighs like jewels, the product of skilled hands. Your valley, a round bowl that should never lack mixed wine." (Chapter 7, Verse 2)



• "Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine and the fragrance of your breath like apples, And your mouth like the best wine— that flows down smoothly for my lover, gliding over my lips and teeth." (Chapter 7, Verse 10)



• "Let us go early to the vineyards, and see if the vines are in bloom, If the buds have opened, if the pomegranates have blossomed; There will I give you my love." (Chapter 7, Verse 13)



• "If I met you out of doors, I would kiss you and none would despise me." (Chapter 8, Verse 1)



• Deep waters cannot quench love, nor rivers sweep it away. (Chapter 8, Verse 8)