Most Beautiful

This Christian song shows how the Beloved was Beautified by sharing in the sufferings of Christ. We bring some New Testament truth, not found in Song Of Songs itself in that Jesus took a far worse beating at the hand of the watchmen - even unto death - than the Beloved did. Now noticing that the Beloved's hands were 'dripping with myrrh' when she plunged out into the night indicates her willingness to suffer anything in order to find her Lover. She is beaten by the watchmen. As you see, she's worse for the wear and yet the women who find her call her 'the most beautiful of women'. Yet, even in our graphic, she seems so. Song of Songs 6:5 uses astonishing language in the hebrew. It says her eyes 'take him by storm'. But the word translated 'take him by storm' is from the stem word 'Rahab' - the primordial monster. The verb form means to speak violently, forcefully or in a stormy manner. No wonder the Lover requests that she 'avert her eyes from Him!' We know we can grieve the Holy Spirit and please God. But this takes our impact on our Lord to a whole new level. We often make the case that the most intimate fellowship with Our Lord is obtained when we partake in fellowship with His sufferings.