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The Benedictus (also Song of Zechariah or Canticle of Zachary), given in Gospel of Luke 1:68–79, is one of the three canticles in the first two chapters of this Gospel, the other two being the "Magnificat" and the "Nunc dimittis". The Benedictus was the song of thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of the circumcision of his son ...
t. e. The Magnificat (Latin for " [My soul] magnifies [the Lord]") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (Greek: Ἡ ᾨδὴ τῆς Θεοτόκου). It is traditionally incorporated into the liturgical services of the Catholic Church, the Eastern ...
Canticle. In the context of Christian liturgy, a canticle (from the Latin canticulum, a diminutive of canticum, "song") is a psalm -like song with biblical lyrics taken from elsewhere than the Book of Psalms, but included in psalters and books such as the breviary. [1] Of special importance to the Divine Office are three New Testament Canticles ...
Song of Songs (Cantique des Cantiques) by Gustave Moreau, 1893 The Song of Songs (Biblical Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים , romanized: Šīr hašŠīrīm), also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a biblical poem, one of the five megillot ("scrolls") in the Ketuvim ('writings'), the last section of the Tanakh.
See media help. Anglican chant, also known as English chant, [1][2] is a way to sing unmetrical texts, including psalms and canticles from the Bible, by matching the natural speech-rhythm of the words to the notes of a simple harmonized melody. [3] This distinctive type of chant is a significant element of Anglican church music.
Fathering Yahya. As a gift from God, Zakariya was given a son named John (Yaḥyá Arabic: يحيى), a name specially chosen for this child alone. Muslim tradition narrates that Zakariya was ninety-two years old [3] when he was told of John's birth. In accordance with Zakariya's prayer, God made John (Yahya) renew the message of God, which had ...
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Zechariah (Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה Zəḵaryā, "remember Yah "; Greek: Ζαχαρίας; Zacharias in KJV; Zachary in the Douay–Rheims Bible; Zakariyya (Arabic: زكريا, romanized: Zakariyyā) in Islamic tradition) is a Jewish figure in the New Testament and the Quran, [2] and venerated in Christianity and Islam. [3] In the Bible, he ...