SONG

SONG. → Sung at the Passover meal Mt 26:30; Mr 14:26 → Didactic De 32 → See PSALMS, DIDACTIC → Impersonation of the church (?) So 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8 → Of Moses and the Lamb Re 15:3,4 → A new Ps 33:3; 40:3 → Prophetic
* See PSALMS, PROPHETIC

→ Spiritual, singing of, enjoined Eph 5:19; Col 3:16 → Of praise
* See PRAISE

→ See PSALMS, PRAISE → See PSALMS, THANKSGIVING → See THANKFULNESS → Of redemption Re 5:9,10 → Of the redeemed Re 14:2,3-5 → Of thanksgiving
* See THANKFULNESS

→ See PSALMS, THANKSGIVING → War Ex 15:1-21; Nu 21:27-30; Jud 5; 2Sa 1:19-27; 22 → Solomon wrote one-thousand and five 1Ki 4:32 → See POETRY → See PRAISE → See PSALMS, THANKSGIVING

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song. Song, n. a poem modulated by the voice, lay, note

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Song (sŏng; 115), n. [[AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. söngr, Goth. saggws. See Sing.]] 1. 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc. “That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets.” Hawthorne.
2. 2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
3. 3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
The bard that first adorned our native tongue Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song. Dryden. 4. 4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
This subject for heroic song. Milton. 5. 5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.
And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. Job xxx. 9. 6. 6. A trifle. “The soldier's pay is a song.” Silliman.
Old song, a trifle; nothing of value. “I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song.” Dr. H. More. — Song bird (Zoöl.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines. — Song sparrow (Zoöl.), a very common North American sparrow (Melospiza fasciata, or M. melodia) noted for the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in the center. — Song thrush (Zoöl.), a common European thrush (Turdus musicus), noted for its melodius song; — called also mavis, throstle, and thrasher. Syn. — Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn; descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.