Canticle Table – Common Prayer

Book of Common Prayer (1979)Enriching Our Worship

Enriching Our Worship

Please Note

The published edition includes a handful of typographical errors in the table of suggested canticles. This page reflects a version of the text which has been corrected and conformed in capitalization and punctuation to the Book of Common Prayer.

Suggested Canticles at Morning Prayer

Supplemental Liturgical Materials and Rite II

	After the Old Testament Reading	After the New Testament Reading
Sun.	E. A Song of Jerusalem Our Mother or 16. The Song of Zechariah	K. A Song of Our Adoption or 21. We Praise You O Go
	Advent: D. A Song of the Wilderness	Advent: P. A Song of the Spirit
	Christmas:	C. A Song of Hannah or 9. The First Song of Isaiah	Christmas:	N. A Song of God’s Love or 20. Glory to God
	Lent: H. A Song of Hosea	Lent: L. A Song of Christ’s Humility
	Easter:	A. A Song of Wisdom or 8. The Song of Moses	Easter: M. A Song of Faith
Mon.	C. A Song of Hannah or 11. The Third Song of Isaiah	L. A Song of Christ’s Humility or Q. A Song of Christ’s Goodness
Tue.	B. A Song of Pilgrimage or 13. A Song of Praise	M. A Song of Faith or N. A Song of God’s Love
Wed.	G. A Song of Ezekiel or H. A Song of Hosea	P. A Song of the Spirit or S. A Song of Our True Nature
	Lent:	I. A Song of Jonah or 10. The Second Song of Isaiah
Thu.	A. A Song of Wishdom or J. A Song of Judith	R. A Song of True Motherhood or 16. A Song of Zechariah
Fri.	I. A Song of Jonah	18. Song to the Lamb
	Christmas:* J. A Song of Judith	Christmas:* R. A Song of True Motherhood
	Lent:	F. A Song of Lamentation or 14. A Song of Penitence	Lent: S. A Song of Our True Nature
	Easter:* G. A Song of Ezekiel	Easter:* K. A Song of Our Adoption
Sat.	12. A Song of Creation or D. A Song of the Wilderness	O. A Song of the Heavenly City or 19. The Song of the Redeemed
On Feasts of our Lord and other Major Feasts
	16. A Song of Zechariah or E. A Song of Jerusalem Our Mother	21. We Praise You O GOd or K. A Song of Our Adoption
* Canticles appointed for Christmas may be used through the First Sunday after the Epiphany.

Suggested Canticles at Evening Prayer

	After the Old Testament Reading	After the New Testament Reading
Sun.	15. The Song of Mary	The Song of Simeon** or M. A Song of Faith
Mon.	A. A Song of Wisdom	N. A Song of God’s Love or The Song of Simeon
Tue.	D. A Song of the Wilderness	15. The Song of Mary or P. A Song of the Spirit
Wed.	C. The Song of Hannah	L. A Song of Christ’s Humility or The Song of Simeon
Thu.	J. A Song of Judith	15. The Song of Mary or S. A Song of Our True Nature
Fri.	G. A Song of Ezekiel	Q. A Song of Christ’s Goodness or The Song of Simeon
Sat.	B. A Song of Pilgrimage	15. The Song of Mary or R. A Song of True Motherhood
On Feasts of our Lord and other Major Feasts
	15. The Song of Mary	O. A Song of the Heavenly City or The Song of Simeon
** If only one reading is used, the suggested canticle is The Song of Mary.