I opened to my beloved;\par\tab But my beloved had withdrawn himself, {\i and} was gone.\par\tab My soul had failed me when he spake:\par\tab I sought him, but I could not find him;\par\tab I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,\par\tab Where thou feedest {\i thy flock},\par\tab Where thou makest {\i it} to rest at noon:\par\tab For why should I be as one that is veiled\par\tab Beside the flocks of thy companions?\par
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
He saith unto him the third time, {\cf6 Simon, {\i son} of John, lovest thou me?} Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, {\cf6 Lovest thou me?} And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 Feed my sheep.