Related commentaries – Courtship

Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl – Song of Solomon 1:1 – Solomon 1:17

How a Couple Used a Hymn Book to Propose

At the celebration of their 50th-wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Calhoun of Tulsa told how he proposed and she accepted. They were attending a church service in Deepwater, Missouri, when Mr. Calhoun flipped through the hymn book and pointed out the words “Every Day I Need Thee More.” Mrs. Calhoun took the hymnal, turned a few pages and showed him her answer: “Take Me as I am.” He did! (Associated Press).