canticle

song canticle, (from Latin canticulum, diminutive of canticum, “song”), a scriptural hymn text that is used in various Christian liturgies and is similar to a psalm in form and content but appears apart from the book of Psalms.

Hymns and canticles both put God's Word to music. You'll know you are singing a hymn when all of the verses are sung to the same melody. You'll know you are singing a canticle when the verses continue without repeating the melody.

The use of the Biblical canticles in the Christian liturgy began in the East, where it may have been borrowed from a Jewish custom; but it was known in the West as early as the 4th century. In some Biblical manuscripts (e.g., the Codex Alexandrinus) the canticles are inserted immediately after the Book of Psalms.

Water, he thought, even as his lips sounded out the canticle. After the opening versicle, a hymn, prayer, and/or canticle are said or sung.

Synonyms of canticle (noun song) chant. chorus. hymn. melody.

The literal subject of the Song of Songs is love and sexual longing between a man and a woman, and it has little (or nothing) to say about the relationship of God and man; in order to find such a meaning it was necessary to resort to allegory, treating the love that the Song celebrates as an analogy for the love ...

Synonyms of canticle (noun song) chant. chorus. hymn. melody.

A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise".

As both definitions suggest, we're talking about sung material, particularly sacred songs. The main difference between the two is not style, but placement. Psalms are found entirely within the Book of Psalms. Canticles are songs located anywhere else in Scripture.

In the Spiritual Canticle St. John of the Cross tries to explain the mystical process that follows the soul until it reaches its union with God. In order to get this, the poet uses an allegory: the search of the husband (Christ) by the wife (the human soul).

There are four main interpretations of the Song of Songs book. They are the “Allegory of God's love for Israel,” “Allegory of Christ's love for His bride, the Church,” an “Extended type of the Christ-Church marriage illustration,” and the view that exalts love as the most powerful and desirable of human emotions.

THREE (3) WAYS TO INTERPRET THE SONG OF SONGS

• DISPENSATIONALLY: means Israel and Jehovah.
• REDEMPTIVELY: means Christ and His bride.
• INDIVIDUALLY: means you and Christ.