Liturgical
Canticle of the Lamb (Apocalypse 4:11; 5:9-10, 12)
Canticle
The worship of the Creator and of the Lamb that was slain, taken from the vision of the heavenly liturgy and sung as a New Testament canticle at Evening Prayer. Douay-Rheims text; each verse is given whole, so the narrative words that introduce the songs of Apocalypse 5 stand as printed.
Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory, and honour, and power: because thou hast created all things; and for thy will they were, and have been created. And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation. And hast made us to our God a kingdom and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. Saying with a loud voice: The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and benediction.
When it is prayed
- vespers
- christ-the-king
- adoration
