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The Great Bible 1539
| 2:1 | I Am the lylie of the felde, and rose of the valleyes: |
| 2:2 | as the rose amonge the thornes, so is my loue amonge the daughters. |
| 2:3 | Lyke as the apple tree amonge the trees of the wodd, so is my beloued among the sonnes. My delyte is to syt vnder hys shadowe, for hys frute is swete vnto my throwte. |
| 2:4 | He bringeth me into hys wyne seller, hys banner spred ouer me, is loue. |
| 2:5 | Set aboute me cuppes of wyne, comforte me with apples, for I am sycke of loue: |
| 2:6 | His left hande lyeth vnder my heade, & hys ryght hande shall embrace me. |
| 2:7 | I charge you, (O ye daughters of Ierusalem) by the Roes and hyndes of the felde, that ye wake not vp my loue nor touche her, tyll she be content her selfe. |
| 2:8 | Me thinke I heare the voyce of my beloued: lo, there commeth he hoppynge vpon the mountaynes, & leapynge ouer the lytle hylles. |
| 2:9 | My beloued, is lyke a Roo or a yonge hart. Beholde, he standeth behynde our wall, he loketh in at the wyndowe, and pepeth thorowe the grate. |
| 2:10 | My beloued answered and sayde vnto me. O stande vp my loue, my beutyfull, and go to thyne awne: |
| 2:11 | for that, the wynter is now past the rayne is awaye and gone. |
| 2:12 | The floures are come vp in the felde, the tyme of the byrdes syngynge is come, and the voyce of the turtle doue is hearde in oure lande. |
| 2:13 | The fygge tree bringeth forth her fygges, and the vynes beare blossoms. & haue a good smel. O stande vp then & come my loue, my beutyfull, & come I saye |
| 2:14 | (O my doue) out of the caues of the rockes, out of the holes of the wall: O let me se thy countenaunce and heare thy voyce for swete is thy voyce, and fayre is thy face. |
| 2:15 | Get vs the foxes, yee the lytle foxes, that hurt the vynes, for oure vynes beare blosoms. |
| 2:16 | My loue is myne, and I am hys, which fedeth amonge the roses, |
| 2:17 | vntyll the daye breake, and tyll the shadowes be gone. Come agayne (O my beloued) and be lyke as a Roo or a yonge hart vpon the wyde mountaynes. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."