The Whole Booke of Psalmes ‎#12

12. Magnificat

1 My soule doth magnifie the Lord,
my sprite eke evermore,
rejoyceth in the Lord my God,
which is my Saviour.
And why? because he did regard,
and gave respect unto
so base estate of his hand-maid,
and let the mighty goe.

2 For now behold all nations,
And generations all
From this time forth for evermore,
Shall me right blessed call.
Because he hath me magnified,
Which is the Lord of might:
Whose name be ever sanctified,
And praised day and night.

3 For with his mercy and his grace
All men he doth enflame:
Throughout all generations,
To such as feare his name,
He shewed strength with his great arme
And made the proud to start
With all imaginations
That they bare in their heart.

4 He hath put downe the mighty ones
From their supernall seat:
And did exalt the meeke in heart
As he hath thought it meet.
The hungry he replenished
With all things that were good:
And through his power he made the rich
Oft times to want their foode.

5 And calling to rememberance
His mercy every deale,
Hath holpen up assistantly
His servant Israell.
According to his promise made
To Abraham before,
And to his seed successively,
To stand for evermoe.

Text Information

• First Line: My soule doth magnifie the Lord
• Title: Magnificat
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1621
• Notes: Public domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [My soule doth magnifie the Lord]
• Harmonizer: J. Farmer
• Incipit: 23454 33247 65542
• Key: g minor or modal