Some time has likely passed since the bride’s solemn betrothal to the king (Song of Solomon 4:5–7:1). A transient cloud of doubt or est…

I sleep. —This begins the old story under an image already employed (Song of Solomon 3:1). Here it is greatly amplifie…

I sleep, but my heart wakes
Like persons that are half awake, half asleep, whom Cicero^F24 calls "semisomni". Christ…

Churches and believers, through carele ne and complacency, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to take note of our spiritual slumbers and ailments…