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The Benedictus was the song of thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of the circumcision of his son, John the Baptist. [ 1 ] The canticle received its name from its first words in Latin (" Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel ", “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel”).
The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "The Lord has remembered." It has been translated into English in many variant forms and spellings, including Zachariah, Zacharias and Zachary. It was the name of various men in the Bible.
Canticle Six — The Prayer of Jonah (Jonah 2:2–9) Canticle Seven — The Prayer of the Three Holy Children (Daniel 3:26-56) [5] Canticle Eight — The Song of the Three Holy Children (Daniel 3:57-88) [5] Canticle Nine — The Song of the Theotokos (the Magnificat: Luke 1:46–55); the Song of Zacharias (the Benedictus Luke 1:68–79)
The text for Canticle I was taken from A Divine Rapture by Quarles, a paraphrase of sections from the Song of Songs from the Old Testament. It arrives several times at the refrain line "I my best beloved’s am – so he is mine". [4] As already the original biblical poetry, it is "full of beautiful, sensuous imagery". [4]
The Song of the Three Holy Children (The Benedicite, Daniel 3:57-88)* The Song of the Theotokos (The Magnificat, Luke 1:46–55) and the Prayer of Zacharias the father of the Forerunner (The Benedictus, Luke 1:68–79) *These odes are found only in the Septuagint. Verse numberings according to Psalter, which differs from Brenton.
Canticle of Simeon (Nunc dimittis) Canticle of the Blessed Virgin (Magnificat) Canticle of the Three Children; Careworn Mother Stood Attending; Come, Creator Spirit; Come Down, O Love Divine; Come, Holy Ghost; Come, Lord, and Tarry Not; Come My Way, My Truth, My Life; Come, rejoice Before Your Maker; Come, Thou Holy Spirit, Come; Come To Me ...
A Cradle Song of the ... Nunc dimittis (Bible: Luke ii.29), With prayer and supplication (Bible: Philippians iv.6–7), Peace I leave with you (Bible: John iv.27), Op ...
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.