An imposing and dramatic church anthem with a text from The Song of Solomon.
Full Title My beloved spake by Patrick Hadley (1899 – 1973)
Notes Written in 1938. The sensual words from the Song of Solomon make it suitable for weddings, and it is also sung at Advent, for the start of the church's new year.
Duration
Performers required
- Organ and Choir and Conductor
Source of printed music
My beloved 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 the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,
and the vines with the tender grave give a good smell.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Words: Song of Solomon 2: 10-13
Music: Patrick Hadley
