2 Samuel / Song of the Bow Lyrics

North and my South

East and my West

My working week

And my Sunday rest

Noon and my night

My talk and my song

Thought love would last forever

But I was wrong

The stars are not wanted

Put out every one

Pack up the moon

Dismantle the sun

Pour away the ocean

Sweep up the wood

For nothing now

Can ever be good

May these mountains know

Neither dew nor rain

For my love now

On their heights

Lies slain

Gone is his warmth

The strength of his hands

Drive out the herds

Abandon the land

Let the crops fail

Grapes die on the vine

For he will never again

Open his eyes

Summer and Spring

Winter and Fall

Shared history

None now to recall

Rain sulphurous fire

Reduce all to ash

For my love

Will never come back

May these mountains know

Neither dew nor rain

For my love now

On their heights

Lies slain

Don't let them hear

Tell it not in Gath

Lest they rejoice

Lest they be glad

All of Israel

And Judah will know

Forever by heart

The Song of the Bow

Unmake the light

Swallow the word

Take back the dust

Undo the world

Withdraw the breath

Kill it with cold

For Jonathan

Will never grow old

May these mountains know

Neither dew nor rain

For my love now

On their heights

Lies slain