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canticle

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A song; esp. a little song or hymn.

The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.

A canto or division of a poem

A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

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Above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis, when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations. Death hath this also, that it openeth the gate to good fame, and extinguisheth envy. Francis Bacon

Canticle of the passion: is at 6:15 p.m. at St. Patrick Church, 114 King St., Larkspur. Source: Internet

The Book of Genesis tells us that water was there in the beginning (cf. Gen 1:2); in the words of Saint Francis of Assisi, it is “useful, chaste and humble” (cf. Canticle of the Creatures). Source: Internet

Certainly, John does appear to have used Garcilaso's verse forms in his own poetry, in particular in the Spiritual Canticle, Dark Night, and Living Flame of Love. Source: Internet

For example, Walter M. Miller Jr. 's A Canticle for Leibowitz is not generally considered a future history. Source: Internet

The Spiritual Canticle is an eclogue in which the bride (representing the soul ) searches for the bridegroom (representing Jesus Christ ), and is anxious at having lost him; both are filled with joy upon reuniting. Source: Internet

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