Song of the Three Holy Children

Also known as the Benedicite — a hymn of cosmic praise sung by Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the midst of the fiery furnace, summoning all creation to bless the Lord.|||Survives in Greek in the Septuagint and Theodotion. Appears in the Latin Vulgate and in Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic versions.|||Composed in the 2nd century BCE, probably between 168 and 165 BCE, during the persecution under Antiochus IV Epiphanes.|||Deuterocanonical in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Not canonical in Protestant or Jewish traditions. Included in Daniel 3:51–90 (Vulgate numbering).|||A masterpiece of Jewish hymnody and creation theology. The Benedicite is sung in Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions.|||Moore, C. A. Daniel, Esther, and Jeremiah: The Additions. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1977.|||Collins, J. J. Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel. Hermeneia. Fortress Press, 1993.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1. Doubleday, 1983.|||Song of the Three — Early Jewish Writings|https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/songofthethree.html|Full translation and scholarly resources.;; Song of the Three — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_Three_Holy_Children|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord; sing praise to him and highly exalt him forever." — Song of the Three 1:35