The word canticle is defined as an ode in the Holy Bible. There are fourteen Biblical and extra-Biblical odes or canticles. These were gathered into a collection which formed an appendix to the Psalter. The purpose of these odes or canticles was to facilitate the singing of the divine services.
It is a non-metrical hymn. A canticle is actually defined as one of the ten canticles that are part of the scheme of nine canticles. These canticles are used at Matins by the monks from Palestine. These are used as the bases for the genre of poetry called the kanon. Kanon is a form of liturgical poetry.
The words of each canticle are taken directly from the text of the Holy Bible. These hymns are chanted in certain church services. A canticle is not a psalm. The ten canticles are the Song of Moses (Exodus 15:1-19), the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32:1-43), the Prayer of Hannah [1 Kings (1 Samuel 2:1-10)], the Prayer of Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:1-19), the Prayer of Isaiah (Isaiah 26:9-20), the Prayer of Jonah (Jonah 2:3-10), the Prayer of the Three Holy Youths (Daniel 3:26-56), the Song of the Three Holy Youths (Daniel 3:57-88), the Song of the Theotokos (Luke 1:46-55) and the Prayer of Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79).
It is a non-metrical hymn. A canticle is actually defined as one of the ten canticles that are part of the scheme of nine canticles. These canticles are used at Matins by the monks from Palestine. These are used as the bases for the genre of poetry called the kanon. Kanon is a form of liturgical poetry.
The words of each canticle are taken directly from the text of the Holy Bible. These hymns are chanted in certain church services. A canticle is not a psalm. The ten canticles are the Song of Moses (Exodus 15:1-19), the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32:1-43), the Prayer of Hannah [1 Kings (1 Samuel 2:1-10)], the Prayer of Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:1-19), the Prayer of Isaiah (Isaiah 26:9-20), the Prayer of Jonah (Jonah 2:3-10), the Prayer of the Three Holy Youths (Daniel 3:26-56), the Song of the Three Holy Youths (Daniel 3:57-88), the Song of the Theotokos (Luke 1:46-55) and the Prayer of Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79).
