{"product_id":"sermons-on-the-song-of-songs","title":"Sermons on the Song of Songs: Complete in Two Volumes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe kiss of the mouth, the fragrance of the Bridegroom, the bed of flowers, the wound of love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:1.6em 0 .4em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet released.\u003c\/strong\u003e This edition is set and in production. Write to the press and we will let you know the day it goes on sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#8a7a63;margin:0 0 1.9em;\"\u003eOn release, each volume is ordered separately, and orders are placed and shipped through IngramSpark. This page is a catalogue listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090–1153), first abbot of Clairvaux and the most compelling voice of his age, was named by later ages the Mellifluous Doctor for the sweetness of his teaching. His \u003cem\u003eSermons on the Song of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e are the longest and most celebrated of his works, and one of the summits of Christian mystical writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning about the year 1135 and continuing until his death, Bernard took the Song of Songs, the marriage-song of Solomon, and read in it the whole history of the soul's love for God: the kiss of the mouth, the fragrance of the Bridegroom, the bed of flowers, the wound of love. Preached to his monks and set down sermon by sermon, the work is at once a verse-by-verse commentary, a school of contemplative prayer, and the self-portrait of a soul on fire with the love it describes. He was expounding it still, having reached only the third chapter of the Canticle, when he laid down his pen for the last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Sanctified Souls Press edition presents all eighty-six sermons complete and unabridged, in Bernard's own numbering, in the public-domain English of Samuel J. Eales. The single work is issued in two volumes on account of its length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe volumes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top:1px solid #e4dccd;margin:.5em 0 1.8em;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e4dccd;padding:16px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#3D2E1E;\"\u003eVolume One  ·  Sermons I–XLIII\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#8a7a63;margin:5px 0 0;\"\u003eFrom the kiss of the mouth and the first opening of the Canticle through the long teaching on the Bride and the Bridegroom, on humility, on the love of God, and on the seasons of the soul. Paperback and hardcover, 366 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e4dccd;padding:16px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#3D2E1E;\"\u003eVolume Two  ·  Sermons XLIV–LXXXVI\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#8a7a63;margin:5px 0 0;\"\u003eThe exposition carried to the third chapter of the Canticle, with the great sermons on the little foxes, on the beauty of the Bride, and on the search for the Beloved by night, closing with Sermon LXXXVI, left unfinished at Bernard's death. Paperback and hardcover, 364 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaint Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090–1153), first abbot of Clairvaux, of the Cistercian Order, Doctor of the Church, the Mellifluous Doctor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslated from the Latin by Samuel J. Eales, London, 1895\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne work complete in two volumes: all eighty-six sermons, in Bernard's own numbering, unabridged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanctified Souls, Heritage Editions · Saint Bernard, Book Three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback and hardcover, 6 × 9, cream paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#8a7a63;margin:1.6em 0 0;\"\u003eCover: \u003cem\u003eSaint Bernard Preaching the Second Crusade at Vézelay, 1146\u003c\/em\u003e by Émile Signol (French, 1804–1892), from the galleries of the Palace of Versailles. Public domain. The same painting carries both volumes, which are distinguished by their volume line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctified Souls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53048809718041,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/4616\/0921\/files\/bernard-song-of-songs-vol-1.jpg?v=1787543095","url":"https:\/\/sanctifiedsouls.com\/products\/sermons-on-the-song-of-songs","provider":"Sanctified Souls","version":"1.0","type":"link"}