Benedictus

Benedictus may refer to:

Music

  • Benedictus (Song of Zechariah), the canticle sung at Lauds, also called the Canticle of Zachary
  • The second part of the Sanctus, part of the Eucharistic prayer
  • "Benedictus" (Simon & Garfunkel song), a 1964 song by Simon & Garfunkel
  • "Benedictus" (Strawbs song), a 1972 song by English rock band Strawbs
  • Benedictus, an instrumental composition from Two Steps From Hell's album, Sun
  • People

  • Benedictus (given name)
  • Abbas Benedictus (died 1194), abbot of Peterborough
  • David Benedictus (born 1938), English novelist and theatre director
  • Édouard Bénédictus (1879–1930), French chemist who invented laminated glass
  • Kyle Benedictus (born 1991), Scottish footballer
  • History

  • Benedictus Deus (disambiguation), one of several papal bulls issued by a Pope
  • See also

  • Benedict (disambiguation)
  • Benedicta (disambiguation)
  • Benedicto (disambiguation)
  • Benedictum, an American heavy metal band
  • Benedictus (Strawbs song)

    "Benedictus" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1972 album Grave New World.

    After the departure of Rick Wakeman, band leader Dave Cousins consulted the I Ching asking what to do next. The answer from the coins, "Humble must he constant be, where the paths of wisdom lead, distant is the shadow of the setting sun", forms part of the first two lines of the lyrics of the song.

    Unusually for a rock song, the instrumental break is performed using a dulcimer played through a fuzz box. The resulting sound is often mistaken for an electric guitar.

    B-side

    The B-side is a John Ford composition "Keep the Devil Outside", sung by Tony Hooper. The track was recorded at the same time as the album From the Witchwood and was originally released as the B-side of the single "Witchwood". This single was quickly withdrawn due to the band's dissatisfaction with the quality of the pressing.

    Other recordings

    The song also makes an appearance on the 2001 Acoustic Strawbs album Baroque & Roll.

    Benedictus (given name)

    Benedictus is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Benedictus Appenzeller (circa 14801558), Franco-Flemish singer and composer
  • Benedictus Arias Montanus (15271598), Spanish orientalist
  • Benedictus Buns (16421716), German/Dutch priest and composer
  • Benedictus Marwood Kelly (17851867), British naval officer
  • Benedictus Aretius (15051574), Swiss Protestant theologian and natural philosopher
  • Benedictus van Haeften (15881648), Provost of Affligem Abbey and a writer of religious works
  • Benedictus is also the Latin form of the name Benedict borne by many figures including Pope Benedict XVI.

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Benedictus

    by: Simon And Garfunkel

    Benedictus
    The Sound Of Silence
    Hello darkness, my old friend,
    I've come to talk with you again,
    Because a vision softly creeping,
    Left its seeds while I wos sleeping,
    And the vision that was planted in my brain
    Still remains
    Within the sound of silence.
    In resrless dreams I walked alone
    Narrow streets of cobblestone,
    'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
    I turned my collar to the cold and damp
    When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
    a neon light
    That split the night
    And touched the sound of silence.
    And in the naked light I saw
    Ten thousand people, maybe more.
    People talking without speaking,
    People hearing without listening,
    People writing songs that voices never share
    And no one deared
    Disturb the sound of silence.
    Fools said I, You do not know
    Silence like a cancer grows.
    Hear my words that I might teach you,
    Take my arms that I might reach you.
    But my words like silent raindrops fell,
    And echoed
    In the wells of silence
    And the people bowed and prayed
    To the neon god they made.
    And the sign flashed out its warning,
    In the words that it was forming.
    And the signs said, The words of the prophets
    are written on the subway walls
    And tenement halls.
    And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.




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