Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Song of Solomon 3
5 songs meet this passage
“Promise I'll never let you go”
In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember) · Boyz II Men
resonates with Song of Solomon 3:4
The desire to hold a beloved close and not let go mirrors the Shulammite's own longing not to release the one she loves.
“How do you hold her close to where you are?”
How Do You Talk to an Angel · The Heights
resonates with Song of Solomon 3:1-4
The ache of longing for someone just out of reach is an old and honest human experience, voiced tenderly here as in this love poem.
“I can't keep my cool, baby, baby”
Baby · Brandy
resonates with Song of Solomon 3:1-4
The restless longing to be near a beloved mirrors the ardent, consuming desire expressed in this biblical love poetry.
“I don't want to lose your love”
Before I Let You Go · Blackstreet
resonates with Song of Solomon 3:1-4
The ache of seeking a beloved and fearing their absence mirrors this tender search for romantic closeness and reassurance.
“I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see”
Oh! Susanna · Stephen Foster
resonates with Song of Solomon 3:2-4
The ache to find and be reunited with a beloved echoes the lover's search in Song of Songs, though here played for comic effect rather than romantic depth.