The Spiritual Canticle. You have fled like the hart, ... All poems are shown free of charge for educational purposes only in accordance with fair use guidelines. Stanza 36 (Stanza 35 in the first version of the Canticle) [Bride] Let us rejoice, Beloved, and let us go forth to behold ourselves in your beauty, to the mountain and to the hill, to where the pure water flows, and further, deep into the thicket. Where have You hidden Yourself, And abandoned me to my sorrow, O my Beloved! IN this first stanza the soul, enamored of the Word, the Son of God, … TRANSLATED BY . The Spiritual Canticle I THE BRIDE Where have You hidden Yourself, And abandoned me in my groaning, O my Beloved? Here you will find the Long Poem The Spiritual Canticle of poet St John of the Cross. 1 poems of St John of the Cross. The soul undoubtedly represents John himself and… I THE BRIDE Where have You hidden Yourself, And abandoned me in my groaning, O my Beloved? 1909 . The Spiritual Canticle. by St John of the Cross. II O shepherds, you who go Through the sheepcots up the hill, If you shall see Him Whom I love the most, Tell Him I languish, suffer, and die. A SPIRITUAL CANTICLE OF THE SOUL AND THE BRIDEGROOM CHRIST . The Spiritual Canticle (revised version) 99 IV. See more ideas about Spiritual poems, Poems, Words. The Spiritual Canticle. Introduction To The Spiritual Canticle The Theme and Origin of the Poem Though the lyric verses of The Spiritual Canticle do not mention Christ explicitly, St. John of the Cross, according to his commentary, sings in them about the loving exchange between a soul and Christ, the Bridegroom. I THE BRIDE Where have You hidden … In the first redaction of the Spiritual Canticle, St. John of the Cross first sets down the poem, then a few lines of 'exposition' giving the argument of the stanza, and finally the commentary upon each line. THE POEMS 14-1 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION The poems of San Juan de la Cruz have now been with me for over a quarter of a century. Aa Aa. II O shepherds, you who go Through the sheepcots up the hill, If you shall see Him Whom I love the most, Tell Him I languish, suffer, and die. Read this work History knows St. John of the Cross, Carmelite friar and priest during the Counter- Reformation, not just as an iconic spiritual figure, but also one of Spanish literature. Prior of St. Luke's, Wincanton . Sometimes he comments upon two or three lines at once.
Tags: « Prev: Stanza I. Jun 1, 2019 - Explore katherinetowen's board "Spiritual Poems", followed by 2402 people on Pinterest. Show footnotes. You have fled like the hart, Having wounded me. John of the Cross : ‘The Spiritual Canticle’. Spiritual Canticle Theme. INDEX: Introduction. Poem Hunter all poems of by St John of the Cross poems.