The Magnificat - The Canticle Of The Blessed Virgin Lyrics

Magnificat anima mea Dominum; - My soul doth magnify ["declare the greatness of"] the Lord.
Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo, Salutari meo. - And my spirit rejoiceth; in God my Saviour.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generatones. - Because He hath
looked down on the lowliness of His handmaid: for behold henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus. - Because the Mighty One hath done great things for me:
and holy is His name.
Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. - And His mercy is generation to generation: on those who
fear Him.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo: dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. - He showeth might in His arm: Hi scattereth the proud
in the conceit of their heart.
Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles. - He casteth down the mighty from their throne: and exalteth the lowly.
Esurientes implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes. - He filleth the hungry with good things: and the rich He sendeth away
empty.
Suscepit Israel, puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae suae. - He hath received His servant Israel: being mindful of His
mercy.
Sicut locutes est ad patres nostros, Abraham, et semini ejus in saecula. - And He spake to our fathers: to Abraham and
his seed forever.