Psalms & Canticles
Benedicite — The Song of the Three Young Men
The canticle sung by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace, calling on every creature in heaven and earth to bless the Lord.
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord: O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord: O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord.
O let the Earth bless the Lord: yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord: O all ye Green Things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord.
O let Israel bless the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord: O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Daniel 3 / The Song of the Three Holy Children
About the prayer
It appears in the Greek text of Daniel, is included in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles and in the Anglican apocrypha, and has been sung at Sunday Lauds and at Anglican Morning Prayer since the earliest prayer books. The KJV text here is from Daniel 3 as printed in Catholic editions; Protestant readers will find it as 'The Song of the Three Holy Children'.
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