Benedicite

For the 18th-century painting, see Le Bénédicité. For the composition by Andrew Carter, see Benedicite (Carter).
Benedicite
Canticle
Other name
  • Benedicite, omnia opera Domini
  • A Song of Creation
LanguageLatin (original), English
Based onThe Song of the Three Children

The Benedicite (also Benedicite, omnia opera Domini or A Song of Creation) is a canticle that is used in the Catholic Liturgy of the Hours, and is also used in Anglican and Lutheran worship. The text is either verses 35–65 or verses 35–66 of The Song of the Three Children.[1] Newer versions often omit the final verse, and may reduce the number of occurrences of the refrain "sing his praise and exalt him for ever" (or its equivalent).

In Catholic tradition, the canticle can also be sung or recited in its complete form[2] as a thanksgiving after Holy Mass. Bible passages from the Book of Daniel (Dan. 3, 57-88 and 56) and Psalm 148 form the core of this canticle.

  1. ^ Child, George Chaplin (1868). Benedicite; Or, Song of the Three Children: Being Illustrations of the Power, Beneficence, and Design Manifested by the Creator in His Works. John Murray. pp. 8–.
  2. ^ Canticum trium puerorum