The bride’s brief reply, declaring her affection for the king and her willingness to belong to him.

Blow upon my garden. —After the description of his beloved’s charms under these figures, the poet, under a companion figu…

Awake, O north wind; and come, you south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and e…

Awake, O north wind^F12. These words, according to some, are the words of the church continued, praying for the spirit; t…

The church prays for the influences of the blessed Spirit to make this garden fruitful. Graces in the soul are like spices in these gardens, being …