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An unlettered lyre beside cedar wood and aromatic resin evokes the poem's opening association with Solomon.
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Song of Songs 1:1

The Song

Love Better Than Wine · Song of Songs 1

Story guide: The opening names this a song associated with Solomon, preparing us for poetry rather than a continuous account of events. The lyre invites you to hear the words as song; the cedar and fragrant resin introduce the rich sensory world that the lovers will use to describe one another.

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1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.

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