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This is a list of canticles currently available for use in the Church of England, with references to the books in which they are to be found. There are hyperlinks to the texts in Celebrating Common Prayer and Common Worship. Where a canticle is in neither book, a hyperlink is given to a text on the Bible Gateway website. The final column in the table gives the number in Common Worship: Daily Prayer.
Except for the Venite, canticles from psalms are left out of the list. Common Worship contains the Jubilate (Psalm 100), and portions of Psalms 141 and 104. The 1662 Book of Common Prayer also contains Psalms 98 (Cantate Domino) and 67 (Deus misereatur) (here linked to their versions in Common Worship). Common Worship: Daily Prayer contains 18 "Psalm canticles", consisting of all or part of a psalm.
Titles, numbering and references are as in Celebrating Common Prayer, with other titles added from other books if they are significantly different. Verse numbers in other books are also different. (Thirteen canticles, marked *, are not included in Celebrating Common Prayer.) Canticles in Common Worship: Pastoral Services are mentioned only if they are not also in the main Common Worship book.
Key:
PG=The Promise of His Glory
PW=Patterns for Worship (Section Q)
CW=Common Worship
CWPS=Common Worship: Pastoral Services (with page no.)
| 1 Song of Moses and Miriam Cantemus domino | Exodus 15.1b-2, 6a, 11-12a, 13-18 | PW10, CW | 19 |
| *Song of the Rock | Deuteronomy 32.1-12 | 20 | |
| 2 Song of Hannah Exultavit cor meum | 1 Samuel 2.1-8 | PG27, PW20 | 21 |
| 3 Song of David Benedictus es Domine | 1 Chron 29.10-14 | CW | 22 |
| 4 Song of Triumph Venite, exultemus domino | Ps 95.1-7, 96.13 | (CW version is Psalm 95) | 10 |
| 5 Song of Solomon Pone me ut signaculum | Song of Solomon 8.7-8 | CWPS 169 | 23 |
| 6 Song of Peace Venite et ascendamus | Isaiah 2.3-5 | PG1, PW22 | 24 |
| 7 Song of the Messiah Populus qui ambulabat | Isaiah 9.2-7 | PG2, PW3, CW | 25 |
| 8 Song of God's chosen one/Song of Prophecy Egredietur virga de radice Jesse | Isaiah 11.1-4a,6,9 | PG3, PW4 | 26 |
| 9 Song of Deliverance/Song of Salvation Ecce Deus | Isaiah 12.2-6 | PG4, PW21 | 27 |
| *Song of Trust | Isaiah 26.1-4,7-9,12 | 28 | |
| 10 Song of the Wilderness Laetabitur deserta | Isaiah 35.1,2b,3-4a, 5-7a, 10 | PG5, PW1, CW | 29 |
| *Prayer of Hezekiah | Isaiah 38.10-14,17-20 | PG6 | |
| 11 Song of God's Herald Super montem excelsum | Isaiah 40.9-11 | PG7, PW17 | 30 |
| 12 Song of the Covenant Haec dicit Dominus | Isaiah 42.5-8a | PG8 | 31 |
| 13 Song of the New Creation Ego Dominus | Isaiah 43.15-21 | PG9 | 32 |
| *Song of the Redeemer | Isaiah 49.8-13 | PG10, PW6 | |
| *Song of the Servant | Isaiah 53.3-6 | PW8 | |
| 14 Song of the Word of the Lord Quaerite Dominum | Isaiah 55.6-11 | PG11, PW16 | 33 |
| 15 Song of the New Jerusalem Surge illuminare | Isaiah 60.1-3,11,18-19,14 | PG12, PW5, CW | 34 |
| *Song of Hope/Song of the Lord's Anointed | Isaiah 61.1-3,10,11 | PW13 CWPS 392 (& 62.12) | 35 |
| 16 Song of the Bride Gaudens gaudebo | Isaiah 61.10-11, 62.1-3 | PG13, PW2, CWPS 170 | 36 |
| 17 Song of the Redeemer/Song of the Lord's Steadfast Love Quis est iste | Isaiah 63.1-3a,7-9 | 37 | |
| *Lament of Isaiah | Isaiah 64.1-7 | PG14 | |
| *Song of the New Creation | Isaiah 65.17-20,23-25 | PG15 | |
| 18 Song of Jerusalem our Mother Laetamini cum Jerusalem | Isaiah 66.10-11a, 12a, 12c, 13-14 | PW23 | 38 |
| 19 Song of Lamentation O vos omnes | Lam 1.12,16; 3.19, 22-28,31-33 | PG16 (1.11b-16) PG17 (3.19-33) | 39 |
| 20 Song of Ezekiel Tollam quippe vos | Ezekiel 36.24-28 | CW | 40 |
| 21 Song of Humility Venite et revertamur | Hosea 6.1-6 | PG26, PW7, CW | 41 |
| 22 Song of New Life/Song of Jonah Clamavi de tribulatione | Jonah 2.2-9 | PG18 | 42 |
| *Song of God's Judgement/Prayer of Habakkuk | Habakkuk 3.2-4,17-19 | PG25 | 43 |
| 23 Song of God's Reign/Song of Tobit Magnus es, Domine | Tobit 13.1-6 | PG19 | 44 |
| 24 Song of God's Mercy/Song of Judith Hymnum cantemus | Judith 16.13-16 | 45 | |
| 25 Song of the Righteous Justorum autem animae | Wisdom 3.1-8 | PG20, CWPS 394 | 46 |
| 26 Song of the Spirit of Wisdom Propter hoc octavi | Wisdom 7.7-14 | ||
| 27 Song of the Knowledge of Wisdom/Song of Wisdom Deus patrum meorum | Wisdom 9.1-6, 9-11 | 47 | |
| 28 Song of the Redeeming Spirit/Song of Wisdom Haec populum justum | Wisdom 10.15-21 | PW19 | |
| *Song of the Bread of Heaven | Wisdom 16.20-21, 26 | PW14 | |
| *Song of the Spirit of Wisdom | Ecclus 14.20a,21,27,15.1-6 | PG21 | |
| *Song of the Faithful | Ecclus 34.13-17 | PG22 | |
| 29 Song of God's Servants Congrega omnes | Ecclus 36.13-22 | ||
| 30 Song in praise of the Works of God In voce dixit | Ecclus 39.13-16 | ||
| 31 Song of Pilgrimage Cum adhuc junior essem | Ecclus 51.13-17,20-22 | PW28 | 48 |
| 32 Song of Baruch Exsurge Jerusalem | Baruch 5.5-9 | PG23 | 49 |
| 33 Song of the Three/Bless the Lord Benedictus es | S of Three 29-34 | PG24, CW | 50 |
| 34 Song of Creation Benedicite omnia opera | S of Three 35-65 | CW | 51a, b |
| 35 Song of Manasseh Domine omnipotens | Manasseh 1a, 4, 6-7, 9a, 9c, 11-12, 14b, 15b | CWPS 393 | 52 |
| 36 Song of the Blessed/The Beatitudes Beati pauperes | Matthew 5.3-10 | PG31, PW25 | 53 |
| 37 Song of Mary Magnificat anima mea | Luke 1.46-55 | PG29, CW | 54a, b, c |
| 38 Song of Zechariah Benedictus Domine | Luke 1.68-79 | PG28, CW | 55a, b, c |
| 39 Song of Simeon Nunc dimittis | Luke 2.29-32 | PG30, CW | 56 |
| *Song of the Justified | Romans 4.24,25; 5.1-5,8,9,11 | CWPS 396 | 57 |
| 40 Song of Faith and Hope Iustificate ergo ex fide | Romans 5. 1, 3, 5, 8; 8.38, 39 | ||
| 41 Song of God's Children Lex enim spiritus vitae | Romans 8. 2, 14, 15b-17, 19 | CW | 58 |
| *Easter Anthems | 1 Cor 5.7b,8; Rom 6.9-11, 1 Cor 15.20-22 | CW | 76 |
| 42 Song of Divine Love Caritas patiens est | 1 Corinthians 13. 4-13 | 59 | |
| 43 Song of God's Grace Benedictus Deus | Ephesians 1.3-10 | PG34, PW12 | 60 |
| 44 Song of Christ's Glory Christus Jesus cum esset | Philippians 2.5b-11 | PG32, CW | 61/b |
| 45 Song of Redemption Pater eripuit | Colossians 1.13-20 | PG33, CW | 62/b |
| 46 Song of Christ's Appearing Manifestum est | 1 Timothy 3.16, 6.16 | 63 | |
| 47 Song of God's Assembled Accessistis ad Sion montem | Hebrews 12.22-24,28-29 | 64 | |
| 48 Song of Faith Laudate Deum | 1 Peter 1.3-4, 18-21 | PW11, CW | 65 |
| 49 Song of Christ the Servant Christus passus est pro vobis | 1 Peter 2.21-25 | PW9, CW | 66 |
| 50 Song of Repentance Haec est annuntiatio | 1 John 1.5-9 | 67 | |
| 51 Song of God's Love Carissimi, diligamus nos invicem | 1 John 4.7-11 | PW24 (v 7,8,16,18-21) | 68 |
| 52 Song of Praise/Glory and Honour Gloriam et honorem | Revelation 4.11,5.9b-10 | CW | 69 |
| 53 Song of the Redeemed Ecce, turba multa | Revelation 7.9-10, 14b-17 | PG35, CWPS 399 | 70 |
| *Song of God's judgement | Revelation 11.17-18,12.10-12 | PG37 | |
| 54 Song of Moses and of the Lamb/Great and Wonderful Magna et mirabilia | Revelation 15.3-4 | PG36, CW | 71 |
| 55 Song of the Lamb Salus et gloria | Revelation 19.1b,2a,5b,6b-7,9a | PG38 (v 1b,2,5), CW | 72 |
| 56 Song of the Holy City Vidi caelum novum | Revelation 21.1-5a | PG39, PW18 | 73 |
| 57 Song of the Heavenly City Templum non vidi | Revelation 21.22-26; 22.1, 2a, 2c, 3b, 4a | 74 | |
| 58 Song of the Spirit Ecce, venio cito | Revelation 22.12-14,16-17 | PG40, CW | 75 |
| 59 Song of the light Phos hilaron | 3rd Century or earlier, Greek | CW | 77 |
| 60 Song of the Church Te Deum laudamus | 4th Century, Latin | PG41, CW | 79 |
| 61 Song of God's glory Gloria in excelsis Deo | 2nd-4th Century, Greek | CW (Communion) | 78 |
| *Song of Ephrem the Syrian (Behold, Fire and Spirit) | 4th Century | 80 | |
| *Saviour eternal (Salus aeterna) | 81 | ||
| 62 Song of Christ's Goodness/Song of Anselm "Jesus, as a mother ..." | Anselm | PW27, CWPS 232, 401 | 82 |
| *Song of the Resurrection (Victimae Paschali) (Come, Christians) | 10th Century, Latin | 83 | |
| 63 Song of Brother Sun Altissimu, omnipotente, bon Signore "Most high, all powerful, good Lord" | Francis of Assisi | PW15 | 84 |
| *Come, Holy Spirit (Veni Sancte Spiritus) | 13th Century, Latin | 85 | |
| 64 Song of Mercy and Grace "Jesus is our true mother ..." | Julian of Norwich | ||
| 65 Song of True Motherhood/Song of Julian of Norwich "God chose to be our mother in all things ..." | Julian of Norwich | 86 | |
| 66 Song of Our True Nature "Christ revealed our frailty and our falling ..." | Julian of Norwich | ||
| 67 Song of Salvation/Saviour of the World Salvator mundi | Henry Allon | CW | 87 |
The initial "Song of [the]" is omitted. For un-numbered canticles, and those with duplicated titles, the chapter of Scripture from which they come is given. Latin titles are indexed only where they are well known.
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Anselm 62
Baruch 32
Christ the Servant 49
David 3
Easter Anthems 1 Cor 5.7 etc.
Faith 48
Gloria in excelsis 61
Hannah 2
Isaiah, lament of Isaiah 64 Jerusalem our Mother 18
Knowledge of Wisdom 27 |
Lamb 55
Lamb, Moses and the 54 Lamentation 19 Light 59 Lord's Anointed Isaiah 61 Lord's Steadfast Love 17 Love, divine 42 Love, God's 51 Magnificat 37
New creation (Isaiah 43) 13
Peace 6
Redeemed 53
St Anselm 62
Te Deum laudamus 60
Veni, Sancte Spiritus xx
Wilderness 10
Zechariah 38 |