Canticle

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

(2): (n.) The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.

(3): (n.) A song; esp. a little song or hymn.

(4): (n.) A canto or division of a poem

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(song), applied commonly to sacred songs chanted in the Church, such as the Benedicite.