23  A Song of Solomon

Refrain:

All   Many waters cannot quench love;

neither can the floods drown it.

1    Set me as a seal upon your heart,  ♦

as a seal upon your arm;

2    For love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave;  ♦

its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame.

3    Many waters cannot quench love,  ♦

neither can the floods drown it.

4    If all the wealth of our house were offered for love,  ♦

it would be utterly scorned.

cf Song of Solomon 8.6,7

All   Glory to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning is now

and shall be for ever. Amen.

All   Many waters cannot quench love;

neither can the floods drown it.

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