The Book of Songs is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works from the 11th to 6th centuries BC, divided into Feng (风 folk songs), Ya (雅 court songs), and Song (颂 hymns).
绥万邦,屡丰年。天命匪解,桓桓武王。保有厥士,于以四方,克定厥家。于昭于天,皇以间之。...
文王既勤止,我应受之。敷时绎思,我徂维求定。时周之命,于绎思。...
于皇时周!陟其高山,嶞山乔岳,允犹翕河。敷天之下,裒时之对。时周之命。...