The Canticles
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THE CANTICLES Venite 1 & 2* Jubilate 3 & 4* Easter Anthems 5 & 6* Benedictus 7 & 8* Benedicite 9 & 10* Te Deum 11 & 12* Magnificat 13 & 14* Nunc Dimittis 15 & 16* Great and Wonderful 17 Urbs Fortitudinis 18* Saviour of the World 19 Bless the Lord 20 Glory and Honour 21 The Song of Christ’s Glory 22 The Song of Isaiah 23 The Song of Wisdom 24 Ecce Nunc 25 Cantate Domino 26* Deus Misereatur 27* A Song of the Light 28* * indicates that this is a traditional language canticle POINTING OF THE GLORIA PATRI Glory | be · to the | Father, and to the Son, | and · to the | Holy | Spirit; as it | was in · the be|ginning, is now and ever shall be, | world with·out | end. A|men. or Glory to the Father, and | to the | Son, and | to the | Holy | Spirit; as it was in the be|ginning, is | now, and shall be for | ever. | A|men. In the pointed canticles † indicates that the verse should be sung to the second part of an Anglican double chant. The Canticles 117 1 VENITE Psalm 95 1 O come let us sing | out · to the | Lord; let us shout in triumph to the | rock of | our sal|vation. 2 Let us come before his | face with | thanksgiving and cry | out · to him | joyfully · in | psalms. 3 For the Lord is a | great | God and a great | king a·bove | all | gods. 4 In his hand are the | depths · of the | earth and the peaks of the | mountains ·are | his | also. 5† The sea is his and | he | made it, his hands | moulded | dry | land. 6 Come let us worship and | bow | down and kneel be|fore the | Lord our | maker. 7 For he is the | Lord our | God; we are his | people · and the | sheep of · his | pasture. 8 Today if only you would | hear his | voice, do not harden your | hearts · as you | did · in the | wilderness; 9 When your | forebears | tested me, put me to the proof though | they had | seen my | works. 10 Forty years long I loathed that gene|ration · and | said, It is a people who err in their hearts, for they | do not | know my | ways; 11 Of whom I | swore · in my | wrath, They | shall not | enter · my | rest. Glory...... 2 VENITE Psalm 95 Traditional 1 O come let us | sing un·to the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal|vation. 2 Let us come before his | presence · with | thanksgiving and show ourselves | glad in | him with | psalms. 3 For the Lord is a | great | God and a great | King a·bove | all | gods. 118 The Canticles 4 In his hand are all the | corners · of the | earth and the strength of the | hills is | his | also. 5† The sea is his and | he | made it, and his | hands pre|pared the · dry | land. 6 O come let us worship and | fall | down and kneel be|fore the | Lord our | Maker. 7 For he is the | Lord our | God; and we are the people of his pasture, | and the | sheep of · his | hand. 8 Today if ye will | hear his | voice: harden not your hearts, as in the provocation and as in the day of temp|tation | in the | wilderness; 9 When your | fathers | tempted me, provèd | me and | saw my | works. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this gene|ration · and | said, It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they | have not | known my | ways; 11 Unto whom I sware | in my | wrath, that they should not | enter | into · my | rest. Glory … 3 JUBILATE Psalm 100 1 O shout to the Lord in triumph | all the | earth; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his | face with | songs of | joy. 2 Know that the Lord | he is | God; it is he who has made us and we are his we are his | people · and the | sheep of · his | pasture. 3 Come into his gates with thanksgiving and into his | courts with | praise; give thanks to him and | bless his | holy | name. 4 For the Lord is good his loving mercy | is for | ever, his faithfulness through|out all | gene|rations. Glory … The Canticles 119 4 JUBILATE Psalm 100 Traditional 1 O be joyful in the Lord | all ye | lands; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his | presence | with a | song. 2 Be ye sure that the Lord | he is | God; it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves we are his people | and the | sheep of · his | pasture. 3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving and into his | courts with | praise; be thankful unto him and speak | good of | his | name. 4 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is | ever|lasting, and his truth endureth from gene|ration · to | gene|ration. Glory ..... 5 THE EASTER ANTHEMS 1 Corinthians 5: 7,8 Romans 6: 9-11 1 Corinthians 15: 20-22 1 Christ our passover has been | sacri·ficed | for us, therefore let us | cele|brate the | feast, 2 Not with the old leaven of cor|ruption · and | wickedness, but with the unleavened | bread of · sinc•erity · and | truth. 3 Christ, once raised from the dead | dies no | more; death has no | more do|minion | over him. 4 In dying, he died to sin | once for | all; in | living, · he | lives to | God. 5 See yourselves therefore as | dead to | sin; and alive to God in | Jesus | Christ our | Lord. 6 Christ has been | raised · from the | dead: the | firstfruits · of | those who | sleep. 7 For as by | man came | death, by man has come also the resur|rection | of the | dead. 8 For as in | Adam · all | die, even so in Christ shall | all be | made a|live. Glory … 120 The Canticles 6 THE EASTER ANTHEMS Traditional 1 Christ our passover is | sacri·ficed | for us, therefore | let us | keep the | feast, 2 Not with the old leaven nor with the leaven of | malice · and | wickedness: but with the unleavened bread | of sin|cerity · and | truth. 3 Christ being raised from the dead | dieth · no | more; death hath no | more do|minion | over him. 4 For in that he died, he died unto | sin | once; but in that he liveth, he | liveth | unto | God. 5 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed | unto | sin; but alive unto God through | Jesus | Christ our | Lord. 6 Christ is | risen · from the | dead: and become the | first-fruits · of | them that | slept. 7 For since by | man came | death, by man came also the resur|rection | of the | dead. 8 For as in Adam | all | die, even so in Christ shall | all be | made a|live. Glory … 7 BENEDICTUS The Song of Zechariah Luke 1: 68-79 ELLC 1 Blessèd be the Lord the | God of | Israel, who has come to his | people · and | set them | free. 2 The Lord has raised up for us a | mighty | saviour, born of the | house of · his | servant | David. 3 Through the holy prophets God | promised · of | old to save us from our enemies, from the | hands of | those who | hate us, 4 to show | mercy · to our | forebears, and to re|member · his | holy | covenant. 5 This was the oath God swore to our | father | Abraham: to set us | free · from the | hand of · our | enemies. 6 Free to worship him with•out | fear, holy and righteous before him | all the | days of · our | life. The Canticles 121 7 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the | Most | High, for you will go before the | Lord · to pre|pare his | way, 8 To give his people knowledge | of sal|vation by the for|giveness · of | all their | sins. 9 In the tender compassion | of our | God the dawn from on | high shall | break up|on us. 10 To shine on those who dwell in darkness ___ and the | shadow · of | death, and to guide our feet | into · the | way of | peace. Glory … 8 BENEDICTUS The Song of Zechariah Luke 1: 68-79 Traditional 1 Blessèd be the Lord | God of | Israel, for he hath visited | and re|deemed his | people, 2 And hath raised up a mighty sal|vation | for us in the | house of · his | servant | David; 3 As he spake by the mouth of his | holy | Prophets which have been | since the | world be|gan; 4 That we should be | saved · from our | enemies, and from the | hands of | all that | hate us, 5 To perform the mercy | promised · to our | forefathers, and to re|member · his | holy | covenant; 6 To perform the oath which he sware to our | fore·father | Abraham: that | he would | give | us, 7 That we being delivered out of the | hand of · our | enemies might serve | him with|out | fear, 8 In holiness and | righteous·ness be|fore him all the | days | of our | life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the | Prophet · of the | Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the | Lord · to pre|pare his | ways; 10 To give knowledge of salvation | unto · his | people, for the re|mission | of their | sins, 11 Through the tender mercy | of our | God whereby the day-spring from on | high hath | visit·ed | us, 12 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the | shadow · of | death, and to guide our feet | into · the | way of | peace. Glory … 122 The Canticles 9 BENEDICITE The Song of the Three 35-65 1 Bless the Lord | all cre|ated things: sing his | praise · and ex|alt him · for | ever.