Song of Songs
*henna: an Old World plant, prized for its fragrant yellow and white flowers. (Song of Songs 1:!4)
Spikenard, saffron, henna* flower,
Cinnamon and calamus,
Frankincense and myrrh and aloes;
O Lord, we would ever grow Thee thus.
2 O Lord, come into Thy garden,
"Yea," Thou answerest, "I am eating
Honeycomb with honey pure."
All sweet spices from Thy garden,
Doth Thy satisfaction, Lord, secure.
3 All the produce of the garden
From the garden to the city,
Growth transformed to precious stone;
Christ is thus expressed, reflected —
God in all His glory fully shown.
4 Now the city, fair and comely,
Lo, the city and the army —
Saints transformed in one accord.
What a terror to the devil,
And so beautiful unto the Lord!