Arise
Karen Davis Lyrics


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Oh my dove in the cleft of the rock
In the secret place
Let me hear your voice
Let me see your face
For your face is lovely
And your voice is sweet
The voice of my beloveit
Behold He comes
The fairest of ten thousand
His banner over me His love
I am my beloveits He is mine
You have ravished my heart my sister my spouse
You have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes
You are all fair my love there's no spot in you
A garden enclosed my sister my spouse
A spring shut up a fountain sealed
A well of living waters
Oh you who were afflicted
Tossed with tempest and uncomforted
Behold I will lay your stones with colorful gems
And lay your foundation with sapphires
I'll make your pinnacles of rubies
Your gates of crystals
And all your walls of precious stones
I will give you beauty for ashes
And the oil of joy for mourning
I will cloth you with garments of salvation
And garments of praise
And cover you with a robe of righteousness
Look with me from the tops of the mountains
Arise my love my fair one
Arise my love And come away
Come away with me
Come away with me
Come away with me
My belovedit
Your maker is your husband
The Lord of Host is His name
Although you were forsaken
You'll not be ashamed
You shall run and not grow weary
You shall walk and not faint
For those that wait upon the LORD(YHVH)
Shall renew their strength
So arise
Arise on egles wings
Arise
Arise my love and sing
So arise
Arise on egles wings
Arise




Arise my love and sing
I will carry you

Overall Meaning

The Karen Davis song "Arise" is a beautiful and inspiring song filled with numerous biblical references that provides encouragement and hope to listeners. The song opens with the image of a dove being hidden in the cleft of rock. The dove is symbolic of the Holy Spirit, and the cleft of rock is representative of a place of safety and refuge. The singer requests to hear the voice of the dove and see its face for the dove is the voice of the beloved. The beloved is none other than Jesus Christ, who is described as the fairest of ten thousand. The banner of Christ's love is over the singer, emphasizing that Christ's love and protection surround her.


The second stanza of the song speaks directly to the listeners who have experienced affliction, whether in body or soul. The lyrics encourage listeners to have hope, knowing that through the grace of God, their lives will be transformed. The imagery is that of a garden, a symbol of new life and renewal, and it is surrounded by walls made of precious stones. The lyrics, "I will give you beauty for ashes," express God's promise to take the brokenness, pain, and sorrow of life and transform it into something beautiful. The song then shifts to the voice of God, who reminds the listener that He is their maker and husband. The message is that God is faithful, and even when we feel forsaken, God will carry us.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh my dove in the cleft of the rock
My beloved is hidden away where I can find her easily


In the secret place
She is in a place of solitude and seclusion and I long to be with her there


Let me hear your voice
I want to hear the sound of her voice so I can feel connected to her


Let me see your face
I long to gaze upon her lovely face, which fills my heart with joy


For your face is lovely
My beloved's face is so beautiful that it takes my breath away


And your voice is sweet
The sound of her voice is like music to my ears


The voice of my beloved
My beloved's voice is the sweetest sound I know


Behold He comes
My beloved is coming soon, and I am eager to see Him


The fairest of ten thousand
My beloved is the most beautiful and wonderful person in the world


His banner over me is love
My beloved is always showing me love, and I feel surrounded by it


I am my beloved's, and He is mine
My beloved and I belong to each other, and nothing can separate us


You have ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse
My beloved has taken my heart captive, and I am filled with love for her


You have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes
My beloved's gaze is so powerful that it has captured my heart completely


You are all fair, my love; there's no spot in you
My beloved is completely pure and perfect, and I am in awe of her beauty and goodness


A garden enclosed, my sister, my spouse
My beloved is like a beautiful garden, enclosed and protected by walls


A spring shut up, a fountain sealed
My beloved's love and grace are like a spring of living water that is hidden and protected


A well of living waters
My beloved's love and grace are like a deep well of fresh water that never runs dry


Oh you who were afflicted, tossed with tempest and uncomforted
My beloved has suffered greatly and been through many difficult times


Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems
I will restore my beloved's beauty and dignity with precious jewels and stones


And lay your foundation with sapphires
I will establish my beloved on a firm foundation of beauty and strength


I'll make your pinnacles of rubies
I will adorn my beloved with the most precious and valuable jewels


Your gates of crystals
The gates that protect my beloved will be made of the clearest and most beautiful crystals


And all your walls of precious stones
The walls that surround my beloved will be made of the most valuable and beautiful stones


I will give you beauty for ashes
I will take my beloved's mourning and sadness and replace it with beauty and joy


And the oil of joy for mourning
I will comfort my beloved and lift her up with the oil of joy and gladness


I will clothe you with garments of salvation
I will protect my beloved and clothe her in the armor of my salvation


And garments of praise
I will adorn my beloved with the most beautiful garments of praise and worship


And cover you with a robe of righteousness
I will wrap my beloved in a robe of righteousness and justice, so she will be secure and protected


Look with me from the tops of the mountains
I long for my beloved to share in the most beautiful views the world has to offer but with me


Arise, my love, my fair one
I want my beloved to rise up and join me, so we can be together and enjoy each other's company


Arise, my love, And come away
I want my beloved to leave behind everything that holds her back and join me so we can have a great adventure together


Come away with me
I want my beloved to leave everything behind and come with me, so we can start a new chapter in our lives


My belovedit
I address my beloved with a possessive term of endearment


Your maker is your husband
God is the spouse of my beloved and the one who made her for Himself


The Lord of Host is His name
God is the Lord of all creation and is the one in charge of everything in the universe


Although you were forsaken, you'll not be ashamed
My beloved may have been forgotten by others, but I will always be there for her and never leave her or let her down


You shall run and not grow weary
I want my beloved to have strength and be able to move quickly through life without becoming tired or exhausted


You shall walk and not faint
I want my beloved to have endurance and strength of heart so she can handle anything that life throws her way


For those that wait upon the LORD(YHVH), shall renew their strength
Those who trust in and rely on God will be strengthened and rejuvenated in Him


So arise
I want my beloved to rise from her current situation and enter into a new phase of her life


Arise on eagle's wings
I want my beloved to soar high with strength and beauty, like an eagle soaring through the sky


Arise, Arise my love and sing
I want my beloved to feel the joy of singing praises to God and celebrating the new life He has given her


I will carry you
I promise to always be there for my beloved, to comfort her and carry her through any difficulty or pain she may face




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