ou lettest depart.

_Deus misereatur_=God be merciful.

The 1st and 2nd chapters of S. Luke supply three of these; viz.
Magnificat, Benedictus, and Nunc dimittis. The Psalms supply three,
viz. Jubilate (100th), Cantate Domino (98th), and Deus misereatur
(67th).

_Benedicite, omnia, Opera_ is part of the Hymn given in the Apocrypha
as sung by Shadrach (Ananias), Meshach (Misael), and Abed-nego
(Azarias), when they walked in the burning fiery furnace.

_Te Deum laudamus_ is a very ancient Latin Hymn which may have been
already very old when it became associated with the name of S. Ambrose,
Bishop of Milan (375-397). We show its Bible origins in Chapter VIII.

The Canticles have been sung in the Services for many centuries.

_Benedictus_ and _Benedicite_ are found in the Holy Communion
Service--supposed to date about 600--of the Gallican Church; in the Day
Hours _Benedictus_ was sung at Lauds; _Magnificat_ at Vespers; _Nunc
dimittis_ at Compline; _Te Deum_ at Mattin-Lauds; _Benedicite_ and
_Jubilate_ at Lauds on Sundays.

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The rearrangement of the Day Hours in 1549 gave an opportunity to
associate the Canticles more closely with the Lessons.

We show in another chapter the connection which exists between the
Lessons of the Old and New Testaments, and the alternative Canticles
provided for each, both at Morning and Evening Prayer.

Meanwhile it will be well to learn the following table.

MAP OF THE LESSONS AND THEIR CANTICLES.

Character of the Lesson Mattins Evensong

O. T. Creation and Providence Benedicite Cantate*

Need of Redemption Te Deum Magnificat
laudamus

N. T. The Coming of Christ Benedictus Nunc dimittis

The Spread of the Gospel Jubilate* Deus
misereatur*

* Added in 1552.

* * * * * * * *

THE TE DEUM PRINTED SO AS TO SHOW ITS STRUCTURE.

[Transcriber's note: In the original book, each of the following 13
items was printed on a single line. In this e-book, they have been
split at a logical point, usually a colon (:).]

1. TE Deum[1] laudamus, TE Dominum confitemur:
TE Aeternum Patrem[1] omnis terra veneratur.

2. TIBI omnes angeli, TIBI caeli et universae potestates:
TIBI Cherubim et Seraphim[2] incessabili voce proclamant.

3. SANCTUS SANCTUS SANCTUS DOMIN