litany vs paraphrase

litany

noun
  • A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. 

  • A prolonged or tedious list. 

paraphrase

noun
  • One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise. 

  • A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning. 

verb
  • To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. 

How often have the words litany and paraphrase occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )