Magnificat

The Visitation by Juan Correa De Vivar

Originating from the Latin word for “magnify” (although originating in the Greek New Testament), the Magnificat is the name given to the words of Mary in Luke’s Gospel, beginning “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” According to the gospel, Mary, while pregnant with Jesus, visited her cousin Elisabeth, who was at the time pregnant with John the Baptist. In response to Elisabeth’s salutation Ave Maria, she spoke the words of the Magnificat.

In the Roman Rite the Magnificat is the canticle appointed to be sung at Vespers, together with a proper antiphon. The various Gregorian reciting tones or toni (given in the Liber Usualis) are chosen to agree with the mode of the antiphon, and their various terminations are likewise meant to dovetail with the opening of the antiphon's repetition; in general the numbering of the tones corresponds to the 8 modes (The 9th Tonus peregrinus is usually associated with mode I).

Anglican Evening Prayer (called “Evensong” when sung) was created by combining elements of Vespers and Compline. Composers writing in this tradition typically treat the Magnficat and the 2nd canticle Nunc dimittis (used only at Compline in the Roman rite) as a related pair.

Further discussion

• Wikipedia Vespers
• Wikipedia Evensong

Musical settings at CPDL

See Category:Evening Canticles for a list of all evening canticles on CPDL.

In Latin

Anonymous Trent codex 87 (mid 15c) I, sexti toni? a 2 & 3 (even, faux bourdon) Trent 87 II, Lydian a 3 (even, faux bourdon) Trent 87 III, Phrygian a 3 (even, faux bourdon) Trent codex 88 a 3 (odd vv.) Trent codex 88 a 4 (even vv.) Trent codex 88 a 4 (even) Trent codex 88 a 4 (odd) Trent codex 88 a 3 (even, tone 1) Trent codex 88 a 3 (odd) Trent codex 88 a 3 (odd, tone 1) Trent codex 88 a 3 (even vv., tone 6) Trent codex 88 a 3 (vv. 2, 4, & 6) Trent codex 88 a 3 (vv. 2, 4, & 6) Trent codex 88 a 4 (all) Trent codex 88 a 3 (odd) Trent codex 88 a 3 (odd) Trent codex 88 a 3 (vv. 2, 4, 6) Trent codex 88, octavi toni a 3 (odd) Trent codex 89 a 3 & 4 (even vv.) Trent codex 89 a 4 (even vv.) Trent codex 91 a 4 (even vv.) Carvor Choirbook (late 15c), no.1 SATTB (even, tone 1) Carvor Choirbook, no.2 SATB (even, tone 6) Carvor Choirbook, no.3 SATB (even, tone 8) Carvor Choirbook, no.4 Gregor Aichinger a8 SSAT.ATTB a5 SATTB Gasparo Alberti SATB.SATB Geoff Allan SB.SATB Gregorio Allegri SATB.SATB Felice Anerio SATB Giovanni Francesco Anerio à 8 SATB.SATB à 4 SATB Thomas Appleby SAATB Ruggerio Argilliano à 5 SATTB à 8 SATB.SATB Giacomo Arrigoni SSATB, 2 violins & bc Giovanni Matteo Asola Primi toni SATB.SATB (complete) Quinti toni SATB.SATB (even) Benedict Anton Aufschnaiter Vespers 1 SATB & orchestra Vespers 2 SATB & orchestra Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach SATB orch. 220(1)-2200 tmp str Johann Christian Bach SATB orch. 000-2200-str Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 243 SSATB orch. 2201-3000 tymp str Jacques-Louis Battmann SA Alois Bauer SATB & orchestra (part of the vespers, in Latin) Vincenzo Bellavere SSAT.SATB or SATT.ATBB (Latin) Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei Primi toni SATB (even) Secundi toni SATB (even) Tertii toni SATB (even) Quarti toni SATB (even) Quinti toni SATB (even) Sexti toni SATB (even) Septimi toni SATB (even) Octavi toni SATB (even) Stefano Bernardi SATB.SATB & basso seguente Pietro Antonio Bianco SATB.SATB Si*Stefano Bernardi SATB.SATB mon Biazeck Primi toni ATB Tertii et octavi toni SSATB Octavi toni a4 (I) ATTB Octavi toni a4 (II) ATTB or SATB Octavi toni a8 SSAATTBB Heinrich Biber Magnificat in D, C 18 SATB & 5-part strings Magnificat in g minor, C. 24 SATB & 5-part strings Gilles Binchois Magnificat primi toni ATB Magnificat 3ii Toni (alternatim, even vv.) Daniel Bollius high voice & bc (without Gloria Patri) Bernardino Borlasca Magnificat Octavi toni SATB.SATB Magnificat Sexti toni SATB.SATB Moritz Brosig (from Vespers, SATB with either orchestra or organ) Dietrich Buxtehude (attrib.) SSATB, 2 violins & bc Johann Melchior Caesar SATB & 5-part strings (1 of 2?) Manuel Cardoso: Cantica BMV(Lisbon 1613) Magnificat secundi toni a 4 SATB (odd) Magnificat secundi toni a 5 SA(A)TTB (even) Marcos Castán SMsA Francesco Cavalli a3 ATB & bc a 6 SSATTB 2 violini & bc Maurizio Cazzati SATB 2 violins & bc Pierre Certon vii Toni (Latin, ‘Et exultavit’ only SATB) Marc-Antoine Charpentier Magnificat H 73 ATB with 2 treble instruments & bc Magnificat à 8 voix et 8 instruments, H 74 SATB.SATB with double orchestra Magnificat, H 79 SATB strings & 2 recorders Magnificat à 4 voix, H 80 SATB & bc Giovanni Paolo Cima Magnificat Quinti Toni SATB (Latin) Magnificat Sesti Toni SATB (Latin) Domenico Cimarosa SATB & orchestra Giovanni Paolo Colonna SATB.SATB & basso seguente Loyset Compère Primi toni SATB (all verses) Sexti toni I ATTB (even verses; includes "Gloria Patri") Sexti toni II ATTB (even verses) vii. toni TTBB (even) Carlo Donato Cossoni SATB.SATB & basso seguente Loyset Compère (Esurientes only, STT) William Cornysh SATTB even verses tone 8 Christoph Dalitz Alternatim a 3 SAT or SSA (Latin, English) Secundi toni a 2 ST (Latin) Tertii toni a 3 SAT, SAA, or TBB (Latin) Sexti toni a 3 SAT or SSA (Latin) Magnificat septimi toni SATB Peregrini toni a 3 SAB, ATB, SSA, or TTB (Latin, Esperanto) Frédéric Debons SATB Antonius Divitis Secundi toni 2-5 vv. (even vv.) Octavi toni SATB (even vv.) Ignazio Donati (sexti toni) SSATTB.SSATTB Guillaume Dufay Secundi toni see Dunstable, as now attributed Tertii toni A(A)TB Quinti Toni ATB (alternatim even vv.) Sexti toni ATB Octavi Toni ATT (all vv.) John Dunstable: ii toni ATT Francesco Durante (9 settings) a 4 in B flat SATB & 4-part strings (often misattributed to Pergolesi) a 5 in B flat SSATB, 2 violins & bc (related to previous) C minor SATB, 2 violins & bc Wolfgang Joseph Emmerig Vesperae 1 De Confessore SATB & orchestra Juan Esquivel SSAATB Robert Fayrfax Magnificat ‘O bone Jesu’ a 5 Magnificat ‘Regale’ Beltrame Feragut a 3, even verses Francesco Feroci in Latin Melchior Franck Magnificat primi toni a 4 Magnificat tertii toni a 4 Amadio Freddi Magnificat a 4 SATB+organ Magnificat del sesto tuono SSATB+violino, cornetto, organum Johann Joseph Fux SATB Andrea Gabrieli SSAT.SATB.ATBB Giovanni Gabrieli Magnificat a 8 SSAB.ATTB Magnificat a 12 SSAT.SATB.ATBB Magnificat a 12 (1615) ATTB.SATB.SSAT Magnificat a 14 SSAAT.TBBBB.STTB Magnificat a 17 SSAT.ATBB.SATB.SSATB| Baldassare Galuppi SATB with orchestra Mariano Garau (in Latin) Johann Melchior Gletle Magnificat brevis SSATB & 5-part strings Magnificat brevior SSATB & 5-part strings Magnificat brevissimum SSATB & 5-part strings Nicolas Gombert (all even vv) Primi toni ATTTBB Secundi toni ATTBB Tertii et octavi toni SMAATTBarB Quarti toni AATTBB Quinti toni SATTB Sexti et primi toni SATBB Septimi toni ATTBB Octavi toni ATTBBB Paul Grady SSATB Alessandro Grandi TTB & bc Francisco Guerrero 16 in Canticum Beatae Mariae, quod Magnificat nuncupatur, 1563 Primi toni (even verses) SATB Primi toni (odd verses) SATB Primi toni 3-5 vv (in Visperas de Reyes: combination of odd & even verse settings) Secundi toni (even verses) SATB Secundi toni (odd verses) SATB Tertii toni (odd verses) SATB Quarti toni (even verses) SSAATB Hans Leo Hassler Quinti toni a 4 Octavi toni SATB (even) Gutierrez Fernandez Hidalgo Quarti toni Balduin Hoyoul SATB or ATTB Nobuaki Izawa SATB (vv.1 & 4 only) Joachim Kelecom as psalmody (in Latin) as canticle (SSA, in Latin) John Kilpatrick simultaneously in English (TB) and Latin (SA) Craig Klampe SATB Walter Lambe Octavi toni SATTB Pierre de la Rue Primi toni Secundi toni Tertii toni Quarti toni (another Magnificat quarti toni has various attributions to Josquin, La Rue, Agricola and Brumel) Sexti toni SSTTB Septimi toni Octavi toni Ferdinand di Lasso Magnificat a 5 SSATB Magnificat Salve puella gratiae SSATB Magnificat Nasce la pena mia SSATTB Magnificat Quia visitavit SSAT.SATB Orlando di Lasso (more than 100 listed as a sortable table) Esurientes implevit bonis SA or ST Fecit potentiam in brachio suo SA Magnificat octo tonorum a4 (1567) Primi toni SATB Secundi toni SATB Tertii toni SATB Quarti toni SATB Quarti toni SATB Sexti toni SATB Septimi toni SATB Octavi toni SATB Magnificat octo tonorum a4 (1576) Primi toni SATB Secundi toni SATB Tertii toni SATB Quarti toni SATB Quinti toni SATB Sexti toni SATB (Sicut erat: SSATB) Septimi toni SATB Octavi toni SATB Primi toni III SATB Quarti toni a 5 SSATB Sexti toni a 8 SATB.SATB

Rudolph di Lasso a4, odd vv Jan Le Febure SSAATTBB Isabella Leonarda SATB, 2 vlns & bc Leone Leoni SATB & bc Duarte Lobo 16 odd and even settings in all modes in Cantica Beatae Mariae Virginis 4vv Nicholas Ludford Magnificat benedicta et venerabilis SATTBB Luca Marenzio Octavi toni SATB (all verses) a 8 (all verses) Johannes Martini (secundi toni, odd verses) SATB Tiburtio Massaino Secundi toni a 7 SSAAATB Primi toni a 5 SATTB Sexti toni a 5 SATTB Claudio Merulo Quinti toni a8 Claudio Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine, containing the 2 following: Magnificat a 7 voci 2 vln, 3 cornetti, org. Magnificat a 6 voci bc. Magnificat primo a 8 SATB.SATB 2 vln. bc (& 4 viole o tromboni ad lib.) Magnificat secondo a 4 SATB (odd) Cristóbal de Morales (The even verse settings add 1 or 2 voices at "Sicut erat") Primi toni – even verses SATB Secundi toni – even verses SATB Tertii toni – even verses SATB Quarti toni – even verses SATB Quinti toni – even verses SATB Sexti toni – even verses SATB Septimi toni – even verses SATB Octavi toni – even verses SAATTB Primi toni – odd verses SATB Secundi toni – odd verses SATB Tertii toni – odd verses SATB Quarti toni – odd verses SATB Quinti toni – odd verses SATB Sexti toni – odd verses SATB Septimi toni – odd verses SATB Octavi toni – odd verses SATB Moritz, Landgraf von Hessen primi toni (pares) SATB secundi toni (pares) SATB Jean Mouton (9 in all) Primi toni (i) (even verses) S(S)A(A)T(T)B (4vv, with 6vv for "Sicut") Primi toni (ii of 3) (even verses) A(A)TTB (4vv, with a trio AAT) Magnificat tertii toni Quarti toni (i of 3) (even verses) SAT(Bar)B (5-part Sicut) Magnificat quinti toni Magnificat sexti toni (all verses) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Vesperae solennes de Dominica KV 321 SATB, solo S & orchestra Vesperae solennes de confessore KV 339 SATB & orchestra Juan Navarro Hispalensis SATB (odd, tone 8) Krzysztof Niegowski SATB Antonio Nola SSATB.SATB.2vlnVC Jacob Obrecht SATB (even, tone 5) Diego Ortiz (all alternatim) Primi toni (impares) SA(A)TB Secundi toni (impares) SA(A)TB Tertii toni (impares) S(S)AT(T)B Quarti toni (pares) SA(AT)TB Quinti toni (impares) SAT(T)B Sexti toni (impares) SA(A)T(T)B Septimi toni (pares) S(S)AT(T)B Octavi toni (impares) SA(A)TB Asprilio Pacelli SATB.SATB Johann Pachelbel called #13, in D SATB & basso seguente Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (check Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina#Canticles for other missing) Magnificats, Book 1: (4 voice settings of odd verses in each of 8 tones, followed by 8 even-verse settings) (all SATB or ATTB) Magnificats, Book 2: (8 settings of even verses for 5-7 vv.) Magnificats, Book 3: (8 settings of opening and remaining even verses for 5-7 vv.) Magnificat quarti toni a 6/7, pares (even verses) All editions withdrawn Quarti toni a voces pares SSAA Magnificat sexti toni ex codice 47. Basilicae Vaticanae Magnificat primi toni a 8 Robert Parsons SSAATB (see also English settings below) Ginés Pérez SSATB (even) Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: now attributed to Francesco Durante Giacomo Perlatio SSB (odd) Lorenzo Perosi SATB & organ Giacomo Antonio Perti Magnificat in D SATB Magnificat in D major, No. 13 SATB & strings (Latin, English) withdrawn Matthaeus Pipelare SATB Giuseppe Pitoni SATB Michael Praetorius Magnificat a 8 SSAT.ATTB (mode 5 intonation) Magnificat super Chorale melos Germanicum SATB.SATB (peregrin tone) Magnificat super Ut re mi fa sol la SSATTB Magnificat super Angelus ad pastores ait SATTB Magnificat super Surrexit pastor bonus SSATB Hieronimus Praetorius a8 with interpolated carols Oreste Ravanello, VIII toni, op. 66/27 SSA Jean Richafort SATB or SSATBB Giovanni Antonio Rigatti SSATTBB ‘con instrumenti’ (2vl, 3 tromb. & bc) Georg Valentin Röder (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra) Cipriano de Rore primi toni (odd) SAT(T)B Johann Rosenmüller in B SSATB & 5-part strings Giovanni Rovetta a8 SSATTB & 2 violins, with bc a6 SATB & 2 violins, with bc Thomas Sailly vi toni SATB (odd) Antonio Sartorio SAYB.SATB (basso seguente) Damiano Scarabelli Septimi toni a 11 Octavi toni a 12 Samuel Scheidt SSATTB SSWV 299 Latin, with German interpolations for Christmas Johann Baptist Schiedermayr (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra or organ) Gregor Schreyer Vesperae I de Domenica SATB & orchestra Vesperae IV de Confessore SATB & orchestra Franz Schubert D 486 SATB & orchestra Burkhart M. Schürmann (v. 1 only; canon for 4 equal voices) Heinrich Schütz 12vv SWV 468 (see also German settings below) Felician Schwab SATB, 2 violins & bc (+ ripieno SATB ad lib) Ludwig Senfl (8 even verse settings, Nos. 1, 5, 7 having a 5th voice) Primi toni S(S)ATB Primi toni with antiphon Non vos relinquam orphanos Secundii toni a 4 Tertii toni a 4 Quarti toni a 4 Quinti toni SAT(T)B Sexti toni SATB Septimi toni S(SAT)ATB Octavi toni a 4 John Sheppard Esurientes implevit bonis only; AATBB Francisco Manuel da Silva in Hallelujah for Holy Saturday SATB & orchestra Fábio Soldá SAB & strings Francesco Soriano Primi toni SATB or ATBarB Secundi toni SATB Tertii toni SATB Quarti toni SATB Quinti toni SATB Sexti toni SATB Septimi toni SATB Octavi toni SATB Charles Villiers Stanford for 8-part chorus, Op. 164 (see also English settings below) Agostino Steffani SATB.SATB Stefan Stuligrosz SATB accompanying solo voice Stanislav Surin Unison & organ Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck SSATB (in Latin) Thomas Tallis (Baldwin Partbooks) SATBB (editorial reconstruction from 4 surviving parts) see also 'Dorian' Service in English below John Taverner à 4 TTBarB à 5 SATTB Alexander Utendal Primi toni SATB (even) Secundi toni SATB (even) Tertii toni SATB (even) Quarti toni SATB (even) Quinti toni SATB (even) Sexti toni SATB (even) Septimi toni SATB (even) Octavi toni SATB (even) Francisco Valls Magnificat a 8 tertii toni SSAT.SATB & bc (opening appears in Mapa armónico) Magnificat a 8 con violines SATB.SATB, bc & (unison) violins Magnificat a 10 ST.SATB.SATB with bc Magnificat a 6 secundi toni ST.SATB with (reconstructed) bc Magnificat a 8 secundi toni SSAT.SATB with (conjectural) bc Magnificat sexti toni SSST.SATB with (conjectural) bc Beatam me dicent a4 SSAT Beatam me dicent a12 SSAT.SATB.SATB Et misericordia a5 SSATB Johann Baptist Vanhal: Vespers in D SATB & orchestra Michele Varotto Primi toni SATTB Orazio Vecchi Magnificat Sexti toni falsibordoni SATB Cornelius Verdonck (2 verses only, SATTB) Ludovico da Viadana Primi toni a quatro cori SATTB.SATB.SSAT.ATBB Sexti toni a Quatro Cori (16 or 8 vv) Septimi toni falsibordoni ATTB Octavi toni falsibordoni ATTB Tomás Luis de Victoria Primi toni (odd verses) Primi toni (even verses) Magnificat Primi toni (all) Secundi toni (odd verses) Secundi toni (even verses) Tertii toni (odd verses) Tertii toni (even verses) Quarti toni (odd verses) Quarti toni (even verses) Quinti toni (odd verses) Quinti toni (even verses) Sexti toni (odd verses) Sexti toni (even verses) Sexti toni (all) Septimi toni (odd verses) Septimi toni (even verses) Octavi toni (odd verses) Octavi toni (even verses) Georg Victorinus SSB & bc (odd) Antonio Vivaldi RV 610a (other versions RV 610b & 610) Samuel Webbe, all with organ in F SATTB soli with SATB chorus, in Latin. in D SATB, in Latin. in F SS soli with SAB chorus, in Latin. in G SATB soli with SATB chorus, in Latin. Robert White TrMAATB with gymels for treble, medius and bass. In Latin Adrian Willaert Tone VI SATB (odd) Robert Wylkynson TrMCtTTB Jan Dismas Zelenka SATB orch. Mikolaj Zielenski a 12

In English

(BCP translation unless otherwise stated)

John Alcock Jr. SATB (basso seguente) John Alcock Sr. S(SA)ATB & bc Henry Aldrich Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G Geoff Allan Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F SB.SATB John Amner Caesar’s service Dorian Crys Armbrust in G SATB divisi John Arnold SATB Samuel Arnold SATB (organ ad lib.) Joseph Barnby Magnificat in D (SATB & organ) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E (SATB & organ) Thomas Barrow SATB Oliver Barton SATB & organ, with solo mezzo (also arr. SATB a cappella) Adrian Batten (from the Fourth Service) SSATB & organ William Bennett SATB (cello ad lib.) Elway Bevin SAATB Peter Bird Hugh Blair in B minor SATB & organ John Blow in G SATB Clifford Boyd SATB Herbert Brewer Magnificat in D SATB & organ Evening canticles in F SATB & organ Albertus Bryne SATB Edward Bunnett in F SATB & organ William Byrd from the Second Service SAATB & organ from the Third Service SAATB & organ All editions withdrawn from the Short Evening Service SATB from the Great Service SAATB.SAATB Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis – Tones and Fauxbourdons SATBB John Baptiste Calkin in B♭ SATB & organ Thomas Causton SATB William Child Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor SSATB (SSATBB in doxology) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor SAATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E♭ SATB (SSA verse) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G SATB John Church in F SATB Thomas Clark SATB John Clarke-Whitfeld (all with decani-cantoris antiphony) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A S(S)ATB & organ Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E♭ SSATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E♭ (II) SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F S(S)ATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (short service) SATB Benjamin Cooke in G SATB (organ ad lib, with pedals) Robert Cooke in C S(S)ATB Robert Creighton Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E♭ Christoph Dalitz English Magnificat SSATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis septimi toni SATB, SSAA, or TTBB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis peregrini toni SAT or ATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis alternatim trium vocum SAT, ATB, or SSA William Daman SATB (The Whole Booke of Psalmes: "my spirit eke rejoiceth") George Day SATB (in English) William Dixon in F SATB organ Thomas Sanders Dupuis in D SATB John Bacchus Dykes SATB George Dyson Evening service in C minor Evening service in D SATB Thomas Ebdon SATB Stephen J. Eisele John Farmer STTB, 1592 metrical text Richard Farrant a 4 John Ferrabosco a 4 James Gibb SATB Orlando Gibbons from the Short Service (in English) from the Second Service (in English) SAATB or SATBB Nathaniel Giles in A minor S(S)AATB(B) & organ John Goldwin Alan Gray in F minor SATB.SATB Maurice Greene Cuthbert Harris SATB & organ Christopher Hampson in G SATB & organ in C SATB & organ James Hawkins SATB Dalwyn Henshall SATB & organ) John Hilton the elder in G minor SATB Edmund Hooper The "Flat" Service SATB (with ssaatbb verses) Edward John Hopkins in D SATB Pelham Humfrey (from Service in E minor) William Jackson of Exeter Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E♭ Meirion Wynn Jones Second Service SATB Thomas Kelway Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B minor Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor James Kent in D SATB & organ John Kilpatrick simultaneously in English (TB) and Latin (SA) Charles King Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G

Mark Liversidge SSAATTBB (Common Worship text) Henry Loosemore in D minor SATB John Lugge (Service in D) SATB Charles Macpherson in G SATB & organ Arthur Henry Mann in E SATB.SATB Denis Mason 3 separate settings, for SSA, ATB and ATBB Francis Melville Collegium Imperialis SSAATTBB + T solo with organ Kensington Service SATTB (English, with alt. French Gloria Patri) in A SSAATTTBB Felix Mendelssohn SATB (in English, also German) Henry Molle Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian) SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F SATB Thomas Morley Magnificat and Nunc dimittis - Fauxbourdon SATB Short Evening Service ATTB All editions withdrawn William Mundy SAATB.SAATB James Nares Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F Robert Parsons Magnificat (from The First Service) SATB.SATB Susan Partlan SATB Nathaniel Patrick in G minor SATB John Playford (STB + cont.) Richard Portman in G SATB William Prendergast in A♭ SATB & organ Henry Purcell in B♭, Z 230/7 SSAATB in G minor, Z 231 SATB Jeffrey Quick in D SATB & organ Robert Ramsey in F SATB Jeremy Rawson Soprano & piano, with Flute or Oboe Benjamin Rogers Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F SATB Kathryn Rose SATB William Russell in A SATB Caleb Simper SATB with SB soli & organ Henry Thomas Smart: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F SATB & organ John Smith SATB Peter Smith SATB & organ John Stainer Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B♭ SATB & organ Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E♭ SATB, organ colla parte Magnificat in F SATB Charles Villiers Stanford in B♭, Op. 10 SATB & organ in A, Op. 12 SSAATTBB (SATB with double chorus Amen) & organ in F, Op. 36 SSAATTBB (SATB with double chorus Gloria Patri) & organ ad lib. in G, Op. 81 SATB & organ (S, Bar. verse) in C, Op. 115 SATB & organ Charles Steggall in G SATB (div.) & organ William Stonard in C SATTB Alastair Stout Saint Andrew's Service SATB with SA soli & organ Verse Service SSATB.SSATB with SA soli & organ Nicholas Strogers SATB Thomas Tallis (from Short Service in the Dorian mode) a 4 Roger Teichmann SATB Thomas Tomkins The First Service SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The Second Service SATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from The Fifth Service S(S)A(A)TB & organ John Travers in F SATB William Turner Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A SSAATB Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E SATB Christopher Tye "to Mr Parsley's Service" SATB Ralph Vaughan Williams SATB Scott Villard ATB or SATB Adrian Wall on the 8th tone SATB Thomas Attwood Walmisley in D minor SAATB & organ Thomas Weelkes Magnificat (from Sixth Evening Service) a 6 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (from the Short Service) a 4 Samuel Wesley:Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F SATB & organ (BCP) Samuel Sebastian Wesley Magnificat (from Chant Service in G) SATB Magnificat (from Evening Service in E) SSATB & organ (in English) Charles West SSATB & organ John Clarke-Whitfeld John S. Wilson on the 5th tone SATB Thomas Wilson SATB Michael Wise Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D minor SATB (+ S2, B2 verse) & bc Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E♭ SATB (BB verse) Charles Wood Evening Service in A flat (Unison) Evening Service in C Minor Evening Service in D Major Evening Service in E♭ Major, number 1 Evening Service in E♭ Major, number 2 Evening Service in E Major (Men’s voices) Evening Service in E Minor Evening Service in F Minor/A♭ Major Evening Service in F Major (Collegium Regale) Evening Service in G ATB Evening Service in G SATB.SATB Evening Service, Tone VI/V Magnificat and Nunc dimittis founded on an old Scotch chant SATB & organ Richard Woodward in B flat S(S)ATB & organ

In other languages

Jayme Amatnecks medium voice with piano or guitar (in Portuguese) Christoph Dalitz Deutsches Magnificat SAT (German) Wolfgang Figulus Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (in German) Fr. Hontiveros, SJ (in Tagalog, "Ang Puso Ko’y Nagpupuri") Michael Praetorius Mein Seel erhebt den Herren mein SATB (in German) Samuel Scheidt Deutsches Magnificat SATB (in German) Heinrich Schütz SWV 344 S solo, 2 treble instr. & bc (in German) SWV 426 12 geistliche Gesänge 4vv (in German) SWV 494 8vv (in German)

Lawrence Sisk SATB (Ancient Greek) Rémi Studer Magnificat ìm Chornfàll SATB & S solo (a cappella or with orchestra) (in Alsatian & Latin) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky SATB (in Church Slavonic) Georg Philipp Telemann Meine Seele erhebt SATB strings, 2 flauti, 2 oboi, organo Meine Seele erhebt SAB, strings (different setting of first verse only) Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov SAATTBB (in Church Slavonic) Willem Verkaik SAB (in Dutch) Fr. Teofilo Vinteres, C.Ss.R. ("Sumasaakin ang Espiritu ng Panginoon") Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow SATB orch. (in German)

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Nathaniel Adam — Evening Service (Tone II)
• Nathaniel Adam — Evening Service (Tone III)
• Johann Kaspar Aiblinger — 14 Vesperpsalmen
• John Amner — Second (Caesar's) Service
• Anonymous — Beatam me dicent
• Anonymous — Esurientes implevit bonis
• Anonymous — Et misericordia eius
• Anonymous — Magnificat (Mexico)
• Anonymous — Magnificat octavi toni (Lambeth Choirbook)
• Anonymous — Magnificat septimi toni (Lambeth Choirbook)
• Alexander Arkhangelsky — Evening Service in G
• Benedict Anton Aufschnaiter — Vesper 1
• Richard Ayleward — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Short Service)
• Johann Sebastian Bach — 185 Bach Chorales
• Edward Bairstow — Evening service in D Major
• Edward Bairstow — Evening service in G
• Adrian Batten — Fourth Service
• John Bertalot — Fauxbourdon
• Simon Biazeck — Evening Service for Men's Voices (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis)
• Simon Biazeck — Evening Service: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
• Herbert Brewer — Evening canticles in D
• Herbert Brewer — Evening canticles in E flat
• William Byrd — Short Service
• Franz Bühler — Vesperae Solennes
• Johann Melchior Caesar — Magnificat B-moll
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 1i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 2i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 3i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 4i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 5i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 6i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 7i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat 8i toni
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat a 4
• Francisco López Capillas — Magnificat a 8
• Cristoforo Caresana — Deposuit a 4 B
• Cristoforo Caresana — Magnificat a 5 voci da capella
• Francesco Cavalli — Magnificat a 8
• William Child — Service in G
• William Child — Sharp Service
• Antonio Cifra — Magnificat (1629)
• Antonio Cifra — Magnificat
• Antonio Cifra — Magnificat a 4
• Henry Bird Collins — Magnificat Tone VIII / III
• Horatio Colombano — Magnificat primi toni
• Horatio Colombano — Magnificat secundi toni
• Chiara Margarita Cozzolani — Magnificat primo
• Johann Crüger — Geistliche Kirchen-Melodien
• Colin Davey — Evening Service in B minor
• Henry Walford Davies — Evening Service in E flat
• Hugo Distler — Magnificat
• Guillaume Dufay — Magnificat octavi toni
• Francesco Durante — Magnificat con VV à cinque voci (a minor)
• George Dyson — Evening Service in D Major
• George Dyson — Magnificat in D Major
• Sebastian Ertl — Magnificat in Echo
• Sebastian Ertl — Magnificat super Si qua rubent
• Francesco Feroci — Magnificat octavi toni
• Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer — Magnificat brevius
• Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer — Magnificat longius
• Robert Führer — Vesperpsalmen
• Mathieu Gascongne — Magnificat octavi toni
• Mathieu Gascongne — Magnificat septimi toni
• Giovanni Gastoldi — Magnificat
• Orlando Gibbons — Second Service
• Charles Gounod — Magnificat in D
• Gregorian chant — Magnificat (seventh tone)
• Gregorian chant — Vesper Psalms & Magnificat
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat octavi toni 1 (odd verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat octavi toni 2 (even verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quarti toni (even verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quarti toni (odd verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quinti toni (even verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat quinti toni (odd verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat septimi toni 1 (odd verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat septimi toni 2 (even verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat sexti toni (even verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat sexti toni (odd verses)
• Francisco Guerrero — Magnificat tertii toni (even verses)
• Conrad Hagius — Mein Seel macht grosz den Herrn
• Basil Harwood — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E flat
• Johann Michael Haydn — Canticum Beatæ Mariæ Virginis (Magnificat) MH 294
• Johann Michael Haydn — Magnificat, MH 321-6
• Johann David Heinichen — Magnificat in A, S. 90
• Guillaume Le Heurteur — Magnificat Primi Toni
• Guillaume Le Heurteur — Magnificat quarti toni
• Israel Holdroyd — Magnificat
• Georg August Holler — Vesperae Solemnes in D
• William Horwood — Magnificat
• Václav Emanuel Horák — Vesperae de Confessore
• Herbert Howells — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G
• I) — Magnificat (Robert Jones (I))
• Pierre Phalèse II — Litaniae Septem Deiparae Virgini Musice Decantandae
• John Ireland — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F major
• Heinrich Isaac — Alleluia Magnificat
• Ross Jallo — Crediton Service
• Ross Jallo — Short Evening Service
• Philip James — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
• Hugh Kellyk — Magnificat
• Thomas Knyght — Evening Service for Men
• MB Krueger — Evening Service
• Gierolamo Lambardi — Magnificat sexti toni
• Pietro Lappi — Magnificat à 5
• Tanmoy Laskar — Magnificat a 8
• Orlando di Lasso — Esurientes implevit bonis II
• Orlando di Lasso — Esurientes implevit bonis III
• Orlando di Lasso — Fecit potentiam in brachio suo II
• Giovanni Legrenzi — Magnificat
• Giovanni Legrenzi — Magnificat a 2 chori con strumenti
• Caroline Lesemann-Elliott — Short Service
• Juan de Lienas — Magnificat a 5 3er Tono
• Richard Lloyd — Magnificat (Hereford)
• Arthur Henry Mann — Evening Service in E
• Domenico Massenzio — Magnificat
• John Henry Maunder — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
• Rupert Ignaz Mayr — Magnificat
• Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata — Magnificat
• Jonathan Merrett — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
• Ernest John Moeran — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
• Henry Molle — First Service
• Henri Du Mont — Magnificat (Ton Royal)
• Cristoforo Montemayor — Magnificat a 8
• John Mundy — Service for Men in 3 parts
• William Mundy — Magnificat (Latin)
• William Mundy — Service in medio chori
• Herbert Murrill — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
• Donat Müller — Vesperae solemnes in D
• Edward Woodall Naylor — Evening Service in A
• Edward Woodall Naylor — Evening Service in D Major
• T. Tertius Noble — Evening Canticles in b minor
• Antonio Nola — Magnificat a 4 chori con violini
• Vincent Francis Novello — Evening canticles in E
• Vincent Francis Novello — Grand Magnificat in C
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Alleluia Confitemini Domino
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Magnificat for the Vespers of Our Lady
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Magnificat for the Vespers of St. Joseph
• Georg Otto — Deutsches Magnificat
• Robert Page — Evening Service in B flat
• Robert Page — Evening Service in G
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Esurientes implevit bonis
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Magnificat primi toni a 8
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Magnificat primi toni a5
• Jacques Guislain Pamart — Magnificat
• Paolo Pandolfo — Magnificat
• William Pashe — Magnificat
• Stefano Pasino — Magnificat in canon
• Francesco Passarini — Deposuit potentes de sede
• Malcolm Pearce — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Childrey Service)
• Pascal Picard — Magnificat, Op. 34
• Pietro Pontio — Sicut erat in principio
• Tim Pratt — Evening Canticles in F
• Tim Pratt — Magnificat (St. Finian's)
• Pancratius Rampis — Magnificat
• Juan de los Reyes — Magnificat
• James Hotchkiss Rogers — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
• Davide Da Ros — Magnificat
• Giovanni Rovetta — Magnificat concertata a 8
• Franz Schöpf — Vespers & Magnificat in B Flat
• John Sheppard — Magnificat
• Caleb Simper — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D
• John Alcock Sr. — Third Service in F (1788): Evening Canticles
• Heathcote Statham — Magnificat in E Minor
• Charles Steggall — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat
• Konstantin Steingaden — Magnificat
• Charles Hylton Stewart — Evening Service in C Major
• Oliver Stoning — Magnificat
• John Sygar — Magnificat
• Thomas Tallis — Evening Service in Latin
• Thomas Tallis — Magnificat (fauxbourdon)
• Thomas Tallis — Short (Dorian) Service
• Thomas Tomkins — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Third Service
• Thomas Tomkins — Morning and Evening Canticles from the Fourth Service
• John Ebenezer West — Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat
• Charles Wood — Evening Service in C Major

Texts used in settings and translations

Latin text Vulgate 1 Magnificat, anima mea, Dominum 2 et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo, salutari meo. 3 Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes. 4 Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius, 5 et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. 6 Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. 7 Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles; 8 esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes. 9 Suscepit Israel puerum suum recordatus misericordiæ suæ, 10 sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in sæcula. 11 Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto: 12 Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen. Differences in the Ambrosian Text Milanese composers (e.g. Cima) set the text according to the Ambrosian Rite, which has the following differences: Line 5: Et misericordia eius a sæculo et in sæculorum super timentibus eum. Line 6: Fecit potentiam in brachio suo; dissipavit superbos mente cordis eorum. Line 8: Esurientes satiavit bonis Line 9: Suscepit Israel puerum suum memor misericordiæ suæ. Line 10: Sicut locutus…Abraham et semini eius usque in æternum. The meaning is not significantly different from that of the Roman version.

English translation Douay-Rheims Bible, 1582 1 My soul doth magnify the Lord. 2 and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 3 Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 4 Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is his name. 5 And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. 6 He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble. 8 He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy. 10 As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed for ever. (Most musical settings of the Magnificat will append the minor doxology, Gloria Patri.)

English text The Book of Common Prayer, 1662 1 My soul doth magnify the Lord:2 and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 3 For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. 4 For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name. 5 And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations. 6 He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek. 8 He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. 10 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; 11 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

King James Version, 1611 1 My soul doth magnify the Lord, 2 and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 3 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 4 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. 5 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 6 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 8 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 10 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Most musical settings in English use the Book of Common Prayer text, including the minor doxology, Gloria Patri. The King James Version is provided for comparison.

French translation 1 Mon âme exalte le Seigneur. 2 Exulte mon esprit en Dieu mon sauveur ! 3 Il s’est penché sur son humble servante, désormais, tous les âges me diront bienheureuse. 4 Le puissant fit pour moi des merveilles; saint est son nom ! 5 Son amour s’étend d’âge en âge sur ceux qui le craignent. 6 Déployant la force de son bras, il disperse les superbes. 7 Il renverse les puissants de leur trône,il élève les humbles. 8 Il comble de biens les affamés, renvoie les riches les mains vides. 9 Il relève Israël son serviteur, il se souvient de son amour, 10 de la promesse faite à nos pères, en faveur d’Abraham et de sa race, à jamais. 11 Gloire au Père, au Fils et au Saint-Esprit. 12 Comme au commencement, maintenant et toujours, et pour les siècles des siècles. Amen.

Spanish translation 1 Mi alma canta la gandeza del Señor 2 y mi espíritu se llena de gozo en Dios mi salvador. 3 Porque supo ver la pequeñez de su esclava, desde ahora todas las generaciones me llamaran feliz. 4 Porque el todopoderoso ha hecho grandes cosas en mí, Su Nombre es santo 5 y cuya misericordia se derrama de generación en generación sobre quienes lo temen. 6 Hizo alarde la potencia de su brazo; deshizo las miras del corazón de los soberbios. 7 Derribó a los poderosos de sus tronos y exaltó a los humildes, 8 colmó de bienes a los hambrientos y a los ricos los despojó sin nada 9 Atendió a Israel su pueblo por su misericordia 10 Según la promesa que hizo a nuestros padres, Abraham y a su decendencia por los siglos de los siglos. 11 Gloria al Padre, Gloria al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo, 12 como era en un principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos.Amen.

Portuguese translation 1 A minha alma glorifica o Senhor 2 E o meu espírito se alegra em Deus, meu Salvador. 3 Porque pôs os olhos na humildade da sua serva: de hoje em diante me chamarão bem-aventurada todas as gerações. 4 O Todo-poderoso fez em mim maravilhas, Santo é o seu nome. 5 A sua misericórdia se estende de geração em geração sobre aqueles que O temem. 6 Manifestou o poder do seu braço e dispersou os soberbos. 7 Derrubou os poderosos de seus tronos e exaltou os humildes. 8 Aos famintos encheu de bens e aos ricos despediu de mãos vazias. 9 Acolheu a Israel, seu servo, lembrado da sua misericórdia, 10 Como tinha prometido a nossos pais, a Abraão e à sua descendência para sempre. 11 Gloria ao Pai, ao Filho e ao Espírito Santo 12 Assim como era no princípio, agora e sempre. Amém.

German translation 1 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, 2 Und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes, meines Heilandes; 3 Denn er hat seine elende Magd angesehn. Siehe, von nun an werden mich selig preisen alle Kindeskinder. 4 Denn Er hat große Dinge an mir getan, Der da mächtig ist und dessen Namen heilig ist. 5 Und seine Barmherzigkeit währt von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht bei denen, die ihn fürchten. 6 Er übt Gewalt mit seinem Arm und zerstreut, die hoffärtig sind in ihres Herzen Sinn. 7 Er stößt die Gewaltigen von dem Thron und erhebt die Niedrigen. 8 Die Hungrigen füllt er mit Gütern, und läßt die Reichen leer ausgehen. 9 Er gedenket der Barmherzigkeit und hilft seinem Diener Israel auf, 10 Wie er geredet hat zu unsern Vätern, Abraham und seinen Kindern in Ewigkeit. 11 Ehre sei dem Vater und dem Sohn und dem Heiligen Geist 12 wie im Anfang so auch jetzt und allezeit und in Ewigkeit

Chinese translation Modern Chinese 我的靈魂頌揚上主，我的心神歡躍於天主，我的救主， 因為衪垂顧了衪婢女的卑微，今後萬世萬代都要稱我有福； 因全能者在我身上行了大事，衪的名字是聖的， 衪的仁慈世世代代於無窮世，賜於敬畏衪的人。 衪伸出了手臂施展大能，驅散那些心高氣傲的人。 衪從高座上推下權勢者，卻舉揚了卑微貧困的人。 衪曾使飢餓者飽饗美物，反使那富有者空手而去。 衪曾回憶起自己的仁慈，扶助了衪的僕人以色列， 正如衪向我們的祖先所說過的恩許，施恩於亞巴郎和他的子孫，直到永遠。 　 光榮歸於父、及子、及聖神， 起初如何，今日亦然，直到永遠。亞孟。

Classical Chinese 吾魂弘天主，中心不勝喜； 感荷救主恩，眷顧及賤婢。 行見後代人，稱我膺元祉； 祇緣大能者，向我施靈異。 厥名何聖潔，天慈洵靡已； 但能懷寅畏，承澤無窮世。 運臂耀神德，傲慢頓粉潰； 王侯遭傾覆，卑賤升高位； 飢者飫珍饈，富人赤手退。 扶植僕義塞，舊恩依然在； 每許我列祖，恩諾終不改； 矜憐亞伯漢，苗裔永見愛。

Dutch translation 1 Mijn ziel prijst en looft de Heer, 2 mijn hart juicht om God, mijn redder: hij heeft oog gehad voor mij, zijn minste dienares. 3 Alle geslachten zullen mij voortaan gelukkig prijzen, 4 ja, grote dingen heeft de Machtige voor mij gedaan, heilig is zijn naam. 5 Barmhartig is hij, van geslacht op geslacht, voor al wie hem vereert. 6 Hij toont zijn macht en de kracht van zijn arm en drijft uiteen wie zich verheven wanen, 7 heersers stoot hij van hun troon en wie gering is geeft hij aanzien. 8 Wie honger heeft overlaadt hij met gaven, maar rijken stuurt hij weg met lege handen. 9 Hij trekt zich het lot aan van Israël, zijn dienaar, zoals hij aan onze voorouders heeft beloofd: 10 hij herinnert zich zijn barmhartigheid jegens Abraham en zijn nageslacht, tot in eeuwigheid.

Danish translation 1 Min sjæl ophøjer Herren, 2 og min ånd fryder sig over Gud, min frelser! 3 Han har set til sin ringe tjenerinde. For herefter skal alle slægter prise mig salig, 4 thi den Mægtige har gjort store ting mod mig. Helligt er hans navn, 5 og hans barmhjertighed mod dem, der frygter ham, varer i slægt efter slægt. 6 Han har øvet vældige gerninger med sin arm, splittet dem, der er hovmodige i deres hjertes tanker; 7 han har styrtet de mægtige fra tronen, og han har ophøjet de ringe; 8 sultende har han mættet med gode gaver, og rige har han sendt tomhændet bort. 9 Han har taget sig af sin tjener Israel og husker på sin barmhjertighed 10 som han tilsagde vore fædre mod Abraham og hans slægt til evig tid.

Greek text Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον καὶ ἠγαλλίασεν τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου, ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αυτοῦ. ἰδού γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσίν με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί, ὅτι ἐποίησέν μοι μεγάλα ὁ δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γενεὰς τοῖς φοβουμένοῖς αυτόν. Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν· καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων καὶ ὕψωσεν ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλεν κενούς. ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν τῷ Αβραὰμ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

Μεγαλύνει η ψυχή μου τον Κύριον και ηγαλλίασε το πνεύμά μου εις τον Θεόν τον Σωτήρά μου, διότι επέβλεψεν επί την ταπείνωσιν της δούλης αυτού. Επειδή ιδού, από του νυν θέλουσι με μακαρίζει πάσαι αι γενεαί. διότι έκαμεν εις εμέ μεγαλεία ο δυνατός και άγιον το όνομα αυτού, και το έλεος αυτού εις γενεάς γενεών επί τους φοβουμένους αυτόν. Ενήργησε κραταιώς διά του βραχίονος αυτού, διεσκόρπισε τους υπερηφάνους κατά τα διανοήματα της καρδίας αυτών. Εκρήμνισε δυνάστας από θρόνων και ύψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινώντας ενέπλησεν από αγαθά και πλουτούντας εξαπέστειλε κενούς. Εβοήθησεν Ισραήλ τον δούλον αυτού, ενθυμηθείς το έλεος αυτού, καθώς ελάλησε προς τους πατέρας ημών, προς τον Αβραάμ και προς το σπέρμα αυτού εις τον αιώνα.

Church Slavonic text Величай, душе моя, честнейшую горних воинств, Деву Пречистую Богородицу. Недоумеет всяк язык благохвалити по достоянию, изумевает же ум и премирный пети Тя, Богородице; обаче Благая сущи, веру приими, ибо любовь веси Божественную нашу: Ты бо христиан еси предстательница, Тя величаем.

Russian translation Величит душа Моя Господа, И возрадовался дух Мой о Боге, Спасителе Моем, Что призрел Он на смирение Рабы Своей, ибо отныне будут ублажать Меня все роды; Что сотворил Мне величие Сильный, и свято имя Его; И милость Его в роды родов к боящимся Его; Явил силу мышцы Своей; рассеял надменных помышлениями сердца их; Низложил сильных с престолов, и вознес смиренных; Алчущих исполнил благ, и богатящихся отпустил ни с чем; Воспринял Израиля, отрока Своего, воспомянув милость, Как говорил отцам нашим, к Аврааму и семени его до века.

Norwegian translation Nynorsk 1 Mi sjel høglovar Herren, 2 og mi ånd frydar seg i Gud, min frelsar. 3 For han har sett til si ringe tenestekvinne. Og sjå, frå no av skal alle ætter prisa meg sæl, 4 for store ting har han gjort mot meg, han, den mektige; heilagt er hans namn. 5 Frå ætt til ætt varer hans miskunn for dei som ottast han. 6 Han gjorde storverk med sin sterke arm; han spreidde dei som bar hovmodstankar i hjartet. 7 Han støytte stormenn ned frå trona og lyfte opp dei låge. 8 Han metta dei svoltne med gode gåver, men sende dei rike tomhendte frå seg. 9 Han tok seg av Israel, sin tenar, og kom i hug si miskunn 10 slik han lova våre fedrar, Abraham og hans ætt, til evig tid.

Bokmål 1 Min sjel opphøyer Herren, 2 og min ånd fryder seg i Gud, min frelser. 3 For han har sett til sin ringe tjenerinne. Og se, fra nå av skal alle slekter prise meg salig, 4 for store ting har han gjort mot meg, han, den mektige; hellig er hans navn. 5 Fra slekt til slekt varer hans miskunn for dem som frykter ham. 6 Han gjorde storverk med sin sterke arm; han spredte dem som bar hovmodstanker i hjertet. 7 Han støtte herskere ned fra tronen og opphøyet de lave. 8 Han mettet de sultne med gode gaver, men sendte de rike tomhendte fra seg. 9 Han tok seg av Israel, sin tjener, og kom i hu sin miskunn 10 slik han lovet våre fedre, Abraham og hans ætt, til evig tid.

Tagalog translation Traditional At sinabi ni Maria, Dinadakila ng aking kaluluwa ang Panginoon, At nagalak ang aking espiritu sa Dios na aking Tagapagligtas. Sapagka’t nilingap niya ang kababaan ng kaniyang alipin. Sapagka’t, narito, mula ngayon ay tatawagin akong mapalad ng lahat ng maghahalihaliling lahi. Sapagka’t ginawan ako ng Makapangyarihan ng mga dakilang bagay; At banal ang kaniyang pangalan. At ang kaniyang awa ay sa mga lahi’t lahi. Sa nangatatakot sa kaniya. Siya’y nagpakita ng lakas ng kaniyang bisig; Isinambulat niya ang mga palalo sa paggunamgunam ng kanilang puso. Ibinaba niya angmga prinsipe sa mga luklukan nila, At itinaas ang mga may mababang kalagayan. Binusog niya ang nangagugutom ng mabubuting bagay; At pinaalis niya ang mayayaman, na walang anoman. Tumulong siya sa Israel na kaniyang alipin, Upang maalaala niya ang awa (Gaya ng sinabi niya sa ating mga magulang) Kay Abraham at sa kaniyang binhi magpakailan man.

Modern Text Ang puso ko’y nagpupuri sa Panginoon, at ang aking espiritu’y nagagalak sa Diyos na aking Tagapagligtas, sapagkat nilingap niya akong kanyang abang alipin! Mula ngayon, ang lahat ng tao’y tatawagin akong mapalad; dahil sa mga dakilang bagay na ginawa sa akin ng Makapangyarihan. Siya’y banal! Ang kanyang kahabagan ay para sa mga tao at sa lahat ng salinlahing may takot sa Kanya. Ipinakita niya ang lakas ng kanyang mga bisig, nilito niya ang mga may palalong isip. Tinanggal sa kanilang luklukan ang mga may kapangyarihan, at itinaas ang mga nasa abang kalagayan. Pinasagana niya sa mabubuting bagay ang mga kapus-palad, at pinaalis nang walang dalang anuman ang mga mayayaman. Tinulungan niya ang kanyang bayang Israel, at naalala ito upang kanyang kahabagan. Tinupad niya ang kanyang pangako sa ating mga ninuno, kay Abraham at sa kanyang lahi, magpakailanman!

English text Metrical English version from A New Version of the Psalms of David by Brady and Tate My soul and spirit, filled with joy, My God and Saviour praise, Whose goodness did from poor estate His humble handmaid raise. Me bless’d of God, the God of pow’r, All ages shall confess; Whose Name is holy, and whose love, His saints shall ever bless The proud, and all their vain designs, He quickly did confound ; He cast the mighty from their seat, The meek and humble crown’d. The hungry with good things were filled, The rich with hunger pined: He sent his servant Israel help, And called his love to mind; Which to our fathers heretofore By oath he did ensure, To Abra’m and his chosen seed Forever to endure.

Vietnamese translation Vespers 1 Linh hồn tôi ngợi khen Đức Chúa 2 thần trí tôi hớn hở vui mừng, vì Thiên Chúa, Đấng cứu độ tôi. 3 Phận nữ tỳ hèn mọn, Người đoái thương nhìn tới: Từ nay hết mọi đời sẽ khen tôi diễm phúc. 4 Đấng Toàn Năng đã làm cho tôi biết bao điều cao cả, danh Người thật chí thánh chí tôn! 5 Đời nọ tới đời kia, Chúa hằng thương xót những ai kính sợ Người. 6 Chúa giơ tay biểu dương sức mạnh, dẹp tan phường lòng trí kiêu căng. 7 Chúa hạ bệ những ai quyền thế, Người nâng cao mọi kẻ khiêm nhường; 8 kẻ đói nghèo, Chúa ban của đầy dư, Người giàu có, lại đuổi về tay trắng. 9 Chúa độ trì Ítraen, tôi tớ của Người, như đã hứa cùng cha ông chúng ta, 10 vì Người nhớ lại lòng thương xót dành cho tổ phụ Ápraham, và cho con cháu đến muôn đời. 11 Vinh danh Chúa Cha, và Chúa Con, cùng vinh danh Thánh Thần Thiên Chúa: 12 Tự muôn đời, và chính hiện nay, luôn mãi đến thiên thu vạn đại. Amen External links Wikipedia article View the Wikipedia article on Magnificat composers.