benedicite

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The Benedicite was first placed in the English Prayer Book in the year 1549, to be sung as an alternate to the Te Deum.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

The choir stalls, carved to illustrate the Benedicite, the pulpit, and the reredos are all modern, having been erected from designs by Sir Gilbert Scott.

From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.

Benedicite is taken from the Apocryphal Book of "The Song of the Three Children" and has been used from very ancient times as a hymn in Christian Worship.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

The old knight placed her hand in his, and the King said "Benedicite."

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

‘While Father Fontesecco is in the first stage of beatitude, chanting through his nose the Benedicite, I will attempt,’ said Guiberto, ‘to comfort Monna Tita.’

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage