Come Away - Song of Solomon 2:8-13 by Joel Hunsberger — Lyrics

Imitative Contrapuntal, polyphonic... Soprano Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom Rise up my Love, Rise up my Fair One Rise up my Love and come away! For winter’s past, the rain is over. The flow’rs appear, the air with fragrance fills! Behold He cometh quickly as a young hart, and all creation sweetly starts to sing! He stands behind our wall. Arise! We hear His call! The greenest figs and grapes adorn the spring. Alto Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom Come Away! Come Away! Thou art my Beloved. Come Away! Come Away! Thou art my Beloved. Come Away! Come Away! All creation sings. Come Away! Come Away! Figs and grapes adorn the spring. Tenor Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom! Behold! He is coming! Behold! He cometh leaping on the mountains, Behold! He cometh skipping on the hills. For lo, the winter's past, the rain is over The flow’rs appear, the air with fragrance fills! Rise up, my Love! Rise up, my Fair One! Rise up, my Love and come away! The earth is clothed with flowers blooming. The figs and grapes adorn the spring. Bass Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom! Behold! He cometh leaping on the mountains, Behold! He cometh skipping on the hills. For lo, the winter's past, the rain is over The flow’rs appear, the air with fragrance fills! (Solo) Fair are the meadows, Fairer still the woodlands. clothed in the blooming garb of spring. All parts Jesus is fairer, Jesus is pur­er, who makes the woeful heart to sing. Soprano, Alto Who makes the woeful heart to sing. All part, imitative... Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom! Rejoice! He is coming! Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom! He is coming! Hark! Tis the voice of the Bridegroom! He is coming! Rejoice! Come! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice!