Below is a listing of the Canticles from the Old and New Testaments. As we publish notes on the translations of the texts they will also be listed from here. If you are interested in our approach to translations you can read our translation guidelines.
Old Testament
The Canticles from the old testament are placed within the major hour of Morning prayer (also known as Lauds).
| Passage | Title (EN) | Title (FR) | Title (LAT) | Liturgia Horarum Numbering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex 15:1-18 | Cantemus Domino | VT 1 | ||
| Deut 31:1-12 | Audite caeli | VT 2 | ||
| 1 Sam 2:1-10 | Exsultavit | VT 3 | ||
| 1 Chr 29:10-13 | Benedictus es, Domine | VT 4 | ||
| Tob 13:1-10 | Magnus es, Domine | VT 5 | ||
| Tob 13:10-15, 17-19 | Benedicite Domino | VT 6 | ||
| Judt 16:2-3, 15-19 | Incipite Domino | VT 7 | ||
| Prov 9:1-6, 10-12 | Sapientia aedificavit | VT 8 | ||
| Sap 3:1-6 | Iustorum animae | VT 9 | ||
| Sap 3:7-9 | Fulgebunt iusti | VT 10 | ||
| Sap 9:1-6, 9-11 | Deus patrum meorum | VT 11 | ||
| Sap 10:17-21 | Reddidit Deus | VT 12 | ||
| Sap 16:20-21, 26, 17:1 | Angelorum esca nutrivisti | VT 13 | ||
| Sir 14:22, 15:2, 4, 6b | Beatus vir, qui in sapientia | VT 14 | ||
| Sir 31:8-11 | Beatus vir, qui inventus est | VT 15 | ||
| Sir 36:1-7, 13-16 | Miserere nostri | VT 16 | ||
| Sir 36:14-19 | Miserere plebi tuae | VT 17 | ||
| Sir 39:17-21 | Obaudite me | VT 18 | ||
| Is 2:2-5 | Erit in novissimis | VT 19 | ||
| Is 5:1-7 | Cantabo dilecto meo | VT 20 | ||
| Is 9:2-7 | Populus qui ambulabat | VT 21 | ||
| Is 12:1-6 | Confitebor tibi | VT 22 | ||
| Is 26:1-4, 7-9, 12 | Urbs fortitudinis | VT 23 | ||
| Is 33:2-10 | Domine, miserere | VT 24 | ||
| Is 33:13-16 | Audite, qui longe estis | VT 25 | ||
| Is 38:10-14, 17-20 | Ego dixi | VT 26 | ||
| Is 40:1-8 | Consolamini | VT 27 | ||
| Is 40:9-11, 27-31 | Super montem excelsum ascende | VT 28 | ||
| Is 40:10-17 | Ecce Dominus Deus | VT 29 | ||
| Is 42:10-16 | Cantate Domino | VT 30 | ||
| Is 45:14-26 | Vere tu es | VT 31 | ||
| Is 49:7-13 | Haec dicit Dominus | VT 32 | ||
| Is 61:1-11 | Spiritus Domini super me | VT 33 | ||
| Is 61:6-9 | Vos sacerdotes Domini | VT 34 | ||
| Is 61:10-62:5 | Gaudens gaudebo | VT 35 | ||
| Is 62:1-12 | Propter Sion non tacebo | VT 36 | ||
| Is 62:4-7 | Non vocaberis | VT 37 | ||
| Is 63:1-5 | Quis est iste | VT 38 | ||
| Is 66:10-14a | Laetamini cum Jerusalem | VT 39 | ||
| Jer 7:2-7 | Audite verbum … omnis Iuda | VT 40 | ||
| Jer 14:17-21 | Deducant oculi mei | VT 41 | ||
| Jer 17:7-8 | Benedictus vir | VT 42 | ||
| Jer 31:10-14 | Audite verbum … gentes | VT 43 | ||
| Lam 5:1-7, 15-17, 19-20 | Recordare, Domine | VT 44 | ||
| Ez 36:24-28 | Tollam quippe vos | VT 45 | ||
| Dan 3:26, 27, 29, 34-41 | Benedictus … et laudabile | VT 46 | ||
| Dan 3:52-57 | Benedictus … et laudabilis | VT 47 | ||
| Dan 3:57-88, 56 | Benedictie, omnia opera | VT 48 | ||
| Obadah 6:1-6 | Venite, et revertamur | VT 49 | ||
| Amos 4:13, 5:8, 9:5-6 | Ecce formans montes | VT 50 | ||
| Jonah 2:3-10 | Clamavi de tribulatione | VT 51 | ||
| Hab 3:2-4, 13a, 15-19 | Domine, audivi | VT 52 | ||
| Soph 3:8-13 | Exspecta me | VT 53 |
New Testament
The canticles from the new testament are placed within the major evening hour of prayer (also known as Vespers).
The first three Canticles (the Magnificat, Benedictus, and Nunc Dumittis) are present within the offices of Lauds, Vespers, and Complines respectively. These three are thus elevated above all other canticles in that they are prayed every day and are not substituted or changed based on the schedule or propers.
| Passage | Title (EN) | Title (FR) | Title (LAT) | Liturgia Horarum Numbering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke 1:46-55 | My Soul Magnifies | Mon Âme Magnifie | Magnificat anima mea | NT 1 |
| Luke 1:68-79 | Blessed is the Lord | Béni soit le Seigneur | Benedictus Dominus | NT 2 |
| Luke 2:29-32 | Christ is the Light of Revelation for the Nations | Le Christ est la Lumière de Révélation pour les Nations | Nunc Dumittis | NT 3 |
| Mt 5:3-10 | Beati pauperes spiritu | NT 4 | ||
| John 1:1, 3-4, 9-11, 14, 16 | In principio erat Verbum | NT 5 | ||
| Rom 8:14-17 | Quicum que enim Spiritus Dei | NT 6 | ||
| Rom 8:31-35, 37-39 | Quid ergo dicemus ad haec | NT 7 | ||
| Rom 11:33-36 | O altitudo divitiarum | NT 8 | ||
| 1 Cor 13:1-7 | Si linguis hominum | NT 9 | ||
| Eph 1:3-10 | Benedictus Deus | NT 10 | ||
| Phil 2:6-11 | Christus Jesus | NT 11 | ||
| Col 1:12-20 | Gratias adamus Deo | NT 12 | ||
| 1 Tim 2:5-6, 3:16, 6:15-16 | Unus enim Deus | NT 13 | ||
| 1 Tim 3:16 | Qui manifestatus est | NT 14 | ||
| 2 Tim 2:11-13 | Fidelis sermo | NT 15 | ||
| Tit 3:4-7 | Cum autem benignitas | NT 16 | ||
| 1 Peter 1:3-9 | Benedictus Deus | NT 17 | ||
| 1 Peter 2:21-24 | Christus passus est | NT 18 | ||
| Rev 4:11, 5:9-10, 12 | Dignus es, Domine | NT 19 | ||
| Rev 11:17-18, 12:10b-12a | Gratias adimus tibi | NT 20 | ||
| Rev 15:3-4 | Great and Marvelous | Grandes et Merveilleuses | Magna et Mirabilia | NT 21 |
| Rev 19:1-7 | Salvation, Glory, and Power | Le Salut, la Gloire et la Puissance | Alleluia, Salus et gloria | NT 22 |