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An ode (from Ancient Greek: ᾠδή, romanized: ōidḗ) is a type of lyric poetry, with its origins in Ancient Greece. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the strophe, the antistrophe, and ...
Panegyric. A panegyric (US: / ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk / or UK: / ˌpænɪˈdʒaɪrɪk /) is a formal public speech or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing. [1] The original panegyrics were speeches delivered at public events in ancient Athens.
Nunc dimittis. Simeon's Song of Praise by Aert de Gelder, around 1700–1710. The Nunc dimittis[1] (English: / nʊŋk dɪˈmɪtɪs /), also known as the Song of Simeon or the Canticle of Simeon, is a canticle taken from the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, verses 29 through 32. Its Latin name comes from its incipit, the opening words, of ...
Qasīdat al-Burda (Arabic: قصيدة البردة, "Ode of the Mantle"), or al-Burda for short, is a thirteenth-century ode of praise for Muhammad composed by the eminent Shadhili mystic al-Busiri of Egypt. The poem, whose actual title is "The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation" (الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير ...
Slane (trad. Irish) Published. 6th or 8th century (trans. 1912) Translations into English, Modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic. " Be Thou My Vision " (Old Irish: Rop tú mo baile or Rob tú mo bhoile) is a traditional Christian hymn of Irish origin. The words are based on a Middle Irish poem that has traditionally been attributed to Dallán Forgaill.
"Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama.The poem is the fourth to be delivered at a United States presidential inauguration, following in the tradition of recitals by Robert Frost (John F. Kennedy, 1961), Maya Angelou (Bill Clinton, 1993), and Miller Williams ...
[4] [5] The book is divided into five sections, each ending with a doxology, or a hymn of praise. There are several types of psalms, including hymns or songs of praise, communal and individual laments, royal psalms, imprecation, and individual thanksgivings. The book also includes psalms of communal thanksgiving, wisdom, pilgrimage and other ...
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. [ 1 ] The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [ 2 ]