Song of Songs 2:8-13

8Listen! I hear the voice of my lover! Look! He is coming! He moves quickly across the mountains. He runs across the hills.

9My lover is like a gazelle or a young male deer. Look! There he is! He is standing behind our wall. He is looking through the window. He wants to see into the room.

10My lover said this to me: ‘My beautiful friend, I love you. Get up now and come with me.

11Look! The winter time has finished. The heavy rains have stopped.

12Flowers are appearing everywhere. It is now the season to sing happy songs. We can hear the voices of doves around us.

13New fruit is growing on the fig trees. There are flowers on the vines, and their sweet smell is in the air. I love you, my beautiful friend. Please get up now and come with me!’