...and every thing looking lovely and beautiful. This will explain some verses in the Song of Solomon, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away, for lo ! the winter is past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...and fill™ with the same pleasing images of nature. " My beloved spake, and said unto me, R'" UP' my love, my fair one, and come away ; for, lo, the winter is past, the rain is o«r •"" gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...therefore she hastens to tell of the sub1 My Beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my Love, my lair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, The...the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteih forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes give a good smell. Arise,...

...imprinting a kiss on her lips, awoke her, with the beautiful invitation of Solomon to his beloved — " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past ; the rain is over, and gone; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing birds is come, and...

...ripeness bathes it with fostering power. Then, at last, shall the bride hear the Bridegroom's voice: " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away; for, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone." 1 The Refiner shall perfect His work upon them, cleansing them seven-fold,...

...There was a time when you heard and welcomed the voice of the heavenly Bridegroom, when he said, " Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away ; for lo, the winter is past, the rain is all over and gone, the flowers appear in the earth, the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...have my meaning in full in the following portion of holy writ : — " My beloved, " said the Church, " spake and said unto me, rise up my love, my fair one, and come away ; for, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone, the flowers appear on the earth, the time of the singing of birds is come, and...

...ripeness bathes it with fostering power. Then at last shall the bride hear the bridegroom's voice, " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away; for, lo! the winter is past, the rain is over and gone." The Refiner shall perfect his work upon them, cleansing them sevenfold, even...

...had wings like a dove, that I might flee away and be at rest! for tfjc j&tuDjj of pcrfcction. Christ. Rise up, My love, My fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; Chrwt in- the time of the singing of birds...

...bitterness, but wept with those that wept, was weak with the weak, and burned for those that were offended. ' Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.' " ' For lo ! the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.' Then, O blessed Saint, the winter was indeed past to thee, when, with happy...