Bless Ye the Lord: Praise Song of the Three Holy Children

Here is the song of three children who are calling upon all of creation-the angels, heavenly bodies, seasons, waters, hills, plants, animals, birds, and men-to exalt and glorify the Lord. "Bless ye the Lord; praise Him, and magnify Him forever . . ." Their lyrical song of praise and gratitude-reminiscent of St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Sun"-appears in the Book of Daniel in the oldest versions of the Christian Bible, and in the Apocrypha of later editions. Their Hebrew names were...