The Daily Bite

The conclusion of the letter of love between Solomon and his Shulammite bride.

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

Another string of compliments, and a good chance to reflect on the theme of this book and marriage in general.

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

What does the Groom do?  What does He give His bride to do?

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

The bride fails to answer when her Groom calls, and now sees Him no longer.

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

The Groom speaks to His bride again, with all kinds of compliments that you will probably never use!

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

The bride misses her Groom and wishes to be with Him.

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

The parallel of husband/wife and Christ/Church continues.

We begin a new book together today, Song of Solomon (Song of Songs).  It is a difficult book to read together as a family because it is so openly extolling the beauty of passion within a marriage.  And yet, it is precisely because of that that it is also so richly able to point us to the relationship between Christ and His bride, the Church.

LSB 540 – Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

• Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

• Tune – public domain

• Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

• Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

The faithless King Saul's life comes to an end.

LSB 444 – No Tramp of Soldiers' Marching Feet

• Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith © 1984 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing, MI, and Ryan Ferrigan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL5BFnNInvA

David and his men rescue their families from the Amalekites.

LSB 444 – No Tramp of Soldiers' Marching Feet

• Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith © 1984 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing, MI, and Ryan Ferrigan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL5BFnNInvA