benedicite

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The Te Deum is sung in the Church service every day except during Advent and Lent when the Benedicite is sung instead.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

The choir stalls, carved to illustrate the Benedicite, the pulpit, and the reredos are all modern, having been erected from designs by Sir Gilbert Scott.

From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.

"Benedicite, good gentlemen!" he said, and went out with bowed head and a rustle of flowing robe.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

The Benedicite was first placed in the English Prayer Book in the year 1549, to be sung as an alternate to the Te Deum.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

The old knight placed her hand in his, and the King said "Benedicite."

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)