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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”).
As soon as Zechariah had written on a writing table: "His name is John", he regained the power of speech, and blessed "the Lord God of Israel" with a prophecy known as the Benedictus or "Song of Zechariah" (Luke 1:57–79). Domenico Ghirlandaio's fresco Zechariah Writes Down the Name of His Son (1490, fresco in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Florence)
Zechariah is the most common name in the Hebrew Bible. Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah, spelled this way in KJV. His writings, the Book of Zechariah. Zechariah of Israel (Zachariah in KJV), king of Israel (reigned for 6 months in c. 752 BCE), son of Jeroboam
These songs are Mary's Magnificat; Zechariah's Benedictus (1:67–79); the angels' Gloria in Excelsis Deo (2:13–14); and Simeon's Nunc dimittis (2:28–32). In form and content, these four canticles are patterned on the "hymns of praise" in Israel's Psalter. In structure, these songs reflect the compositions of pre-Christian contemporary ...
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solo songs, except No. 8 "A Song of Union" for SATB Nos. 5 and 7 were also later arranged for chorus SATB; some also with orchestral accompaniment 1. "Shakespeare's Kingdom" 2. "The Islands (A Song of New Zealand)" 3. "The Blue Mountains (A Song of Australia)" 4. "The Heart of Canada" 5. "Sailing Westward" 6. "Merchant Adventurers" 7. "The ...
Additional guitar on "Benedictus (Song Of Zechariah)" by Dustie Waring from Between The Buried And Me; References This page was last edited on 12 ...
As John moves within Elizabeth's womb, Mary praises God for the favor he has bestowed upon her. The Benedictus, also known as The Song of Zechariah, is another canticle taken from the Gospel of Luke , and was the song uttered by Zechariah during the circumcision of his son, John the Baptist.