As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.