DAVID'S SONG TO MICHAL

From “The Witch of Endor”

O Heart, dear Heart, Heart of the wild, red rose!

Hid in the loveliest flower that grows;

Hands of the seraphim scatter, let fall

Myrrh from thy leaves in the garden of Saul.

O Heart, dear Heart, Heart of the wild, red rose!

Breath from the lips of the cherubim blows

Soft on thy petals; they whisper and call,

Laugh and are glad in the garden of Saul.

O Heart, dear Heart, Heart of the wild, red rose!

Flame from the gold of the Mercy Seat glows,

Shines like a star on my love's festival;

Michal is mine in the garden of Saul!