Venite

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Venite invitatory psalm at matins. XIII. — L. venīte, imper. pl. of venīre COME; first word of Ps. 95, beginning ‘Venite, exultemus Domino’; O come, let us sing unto the Lord.

Venite

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Venite (Come). Ps.95 (Ps.94 in Vulgate) chanted as canticle at Anglican matins to words ‘O come, let us sing unto the Lord’. Settings by several composers, incl. Mendelssohn.

Venite

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Venite Psalm 95 used as a canticle in Christian liturgy, chiefly at matins; venite is Latin for ‘come ye’, and is the first word of the psalm.

Venite

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Venite. Psalm 95, so-called from its first words in Lat.: Venite exultemus (‘O come, Let us worship’).

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