The revision Committee was informed, on what was considered the highest authority, that in the Church of England the Benedictus, on account of its length, had been very generally disused.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
As to the expediency of restoring what has been lost of Benedictus after the second lesson, the present writer offers no opinion.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
The Benedictus it also gives entire.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington