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What is a canticle?

What is a canticle? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
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Often an added note of interpretation is found in the antiphon recited before and after a given psalm or canticle.
Earlier in the chapter, Hannah recites a canticle not unlike Mary's as she praises God for Samuel and offers him to God.
The Roman Missal used the canticle as a text on Ember Saturday, and suggested it for the priest's thanksgiving after Mass.
An antiphon usually refers to a syllabic setting of a brief Scriptural text sung before and after a psalm or canticle.
Ultimately, it is impossible to know with certainty who is the author of the canticle, nor the date of its composition.
Voices shift in the canticle, and interpretations vary widely, depending on the era and religious bent of the reader.

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