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[[Image:MerciMagnificat.jpg|The Visitation by Juan Correa De Vivar]]<br>
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<small>''The Visitation'' by Juan Correa De Vivar</small>
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Originating from the Latin word for "magnify," 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 he time pregnant with John the Baptist. In response to Elisabeth's salutation ''[[Ave Maria]]'', she spoke the words of the ''Magnificat''.

It is often set to music coupled with ''[[Nunc dimittis]]'', as both are sung during the evening service (see [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Evening_Canticles Evening Canticles]).

==Musical settings at CPDL==

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*[[Magnificat (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach)|Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach]]
*[[Magnificat (Johann Sebastian Bach)|Johann Sebastian Bach]]

*[[Magnificat in D (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat (Oliver Barton)|Oliver Barton]]

*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Clifford Boyd)|Clifford Boyd]]

*[[Magnificat in D (A. Herbert Brewer)|A. Herbert Brewer]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat (Dietrich (attributed) Buxtehude)|Dietrich Buxtehude]] (attrib.)

*[[Magnificat (from 'Short Evening Service') (William Byrd)|William Byrd]] (from ''Short Evening Service'')(in english)

*Giovanni Paolo Cima
**[[Magnificat Sesti Toni (Giovanni Paolo Cima)|Magnificat Sesti Toni]]
**[[Magnificat Quinti Toni (Giovanni Paolo Cima)|Magnificat Quinti Toni]]

*[[Magnificat ' O bone Jesu' a 5 (Robert Fayrfax)|Robert Fayrfax]]

*[[Magnificat (8 voices) (Andrea Gabrieli)|Andrea Gabrieli]]

*[[Short Service in A Flat (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) (Orlando Gibbons)|Orlando Gibbons]] (from ''Short Service in A Flat'')(in english)

*[[Magnificat Quarti Toni (Gutierrez Fernandez Hidalgo)|Gutierrez Fernandez Hidalgo]]

*[[Evening Service in E Minor - Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Pelham Humfrey)|Pelhalm Humfrey]] (from ''Evening Service in E minor'')(in english)

*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (John Kilpatrick)|John Kilpatrick]] (in english and latin)

*[[Magnificat octavi toni (Orlando di Lasso)|Orlando di Lasso]]

*[[Magnificat, Op. 19, No. 10 (Isabella Leonarda)|Isabella Leonarda]]

*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, 3 Faux Bourdon Settings (Denis Mason)|Denis Mason]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat (from 'Vespro della Beata Vergine') (Claudio Monteverdi)|Claudio Monteverdi]]

*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - Fauxbourdon (Thomas Morley)|Thomas Morley]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat (William Mundy)|William Mundy]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat in D (Johann Pachelbel)|Johann Pachelbel]]

*Robert Parsons
**[[Magnificat (from The First 'Excellent' Service) (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat (from ''The First "Excellent" Service)]] (in english)
**[[Magnificat (from The Second 'Excellent' Service for Means) (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat (from ''The Second "Excellent" Service)]]??Duplicated with Mundy??
**[[Magnificat (reconstructed) (Robert Parsons)|Magnificat (reconstructed)]]

*[[Magnificat (Lorenzo Perosi)|Lorenzo Perosi]]

*[[Magnificat super Ut re mi fa sol la (Michael Praetorius)|Michael Praetorius]]

*[[Deutsches Magnificat (Samuel Scheidt)|Samuel Scheidt]] (in german)

*[[Deutsches Magnificat - Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 494 (Heinrich Schütz)|Heinrich Schütz]] (in german)

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*[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (Charles Villiers Stanford)|Charles Villiers Stanford]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat (Stefan Stuligrosz)|Stefan Stuligrosz]]

*[[Short Evening Service (Thomas Tallis)|Thomas Tallis]] (from ''Short Evening Service'') (in english)

*[[Magnificat (from 'Second Service') (Thomas Tomkins)|Thomas Tomkins]] (from ''Second Service'') (in english)

*Tomás Luis de Victoria
**[[Magnificat Primi Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Primi Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Primi Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Primi Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Primi Toni (all) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Primi Toni (all)]]
**[[Magnificat Secundi Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Secundi Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Secundi Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Secundi Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Tertii Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Tertii Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Tertii Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Tertii Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Quarti Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Quarti Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Quarti Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Quarti Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Quinti Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Quinti Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Quinti Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Quinti Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Sexti Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Sexti Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Sexti Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Sexti Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Sexti Toni (all) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Sexti Toni (all)]]
**[[Magnificat Septimi Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Septimi Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Septimi Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Septimi Toni (even verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Octavi Toni (odd verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Octavi Toni (odd verses)]]
**[[Magnificat Octavi Toni (even verses) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)|Magnificat Octavi Toni (even verses)]]

*[[Magnificat (Antonio Vivaldi)|Antonio Vivaldi]]

*Thomas Weelkes
**[[Magnificat (from 'Sixth Evening Service') (Thomas Weelkes)|Magnificat (from ''Sixth Evening Service'')]] (in english)
**[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Short Service (Thomas Weelkes)|Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (from the ''Short Service'')]] (in english)

*Samuel Sebastian Wesley
**[[Chant Service in G (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)|Magnificat (from ''"Chant Service in G'')]] (in english)
**[[Evening Service in E (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)|Magnificat (from ''Evening Service in E'')]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F (John Clarke-Whitfield)|John Clarke-Whitfield]] (in english)

*[[Magnificat (Evening Service in E Flat Major) (Charles Wood)|Charles Wood]] (from ''Evening Service in E Flat Major'') (in english)

*[[Magnificat a 12 (Mikolaj Zielenski)|Milolaj Zielenski]]
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== Text and translations ==
{{Text|Latin}}
(Most musical settings of the ''Magnificat'' will append the minor doxology, ''Gloria Patri''.)

Magnificat anima mea Dominum<br>
Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.<br>
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.<br>
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius.<br>
Et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.<br>
Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.<br>
Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles.<br>
Esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes,<br>
Suscepit Israel puerum suum recordatus misericordiæ suæ,<br>
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in sæcula.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:<br>
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.

{{Translation|English}}
'''The Book of Common Prayer, 1662:'''<br>
(Most musical settings of the Evening Canticles in English will use this text, followed by the minor doxology, ''Gloria Patri''.)

MY soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.<br>
For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden.<br>
For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.<br>
For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.<br>
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.<br>
He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.<br>
He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.<br>
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.<br>
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.<br>

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;<br>
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

'''Another translation:'''<br>
<i>My soul doth magnify the Lord,<br>
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.<br>
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.<br>
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.<br>
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.<br> 
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.<br>
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.<br>
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.<br>
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;<br>
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.<br>
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Metrical Version - From A New Version of the Psalms of David by Brady and Tate <br>
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My soul and spirit, filled with joy,<br>
My  God and Saviour praise,<br>
Whose goodness did from poor estate<br>
His humble handmaid raise.<br>
<br>
Me bless'd of God, the God of pow'r,<br>
All ages shall confess;<br>
Whose Name is holy, and whose love,<br>
His saints shall ever bless<br>
<br>
The proud, and all their vain designs,<br>
He quickly did confound ;<br>
He cast the mighty from their seat,<br>
The meek and humble crown'd. <br>
<br>
The hungry with good things were filled,<br>
The rich with hunger pined:<br>
He sent his servant Israel help,<br>
And called his love to mind;<br>
<br>
Which to our fathers heretofore<br>
By oath he did ensure,<br>
To Abra'm and his chosen seed<br>
Forever to endure.<br>
</i>

{{PortugueseText}}
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A minha alma glorifica o Senhor<br>
E o meu espírito se alegra em Deus, meu Salvador.<br>
Porque pôs os olhos na humildade da sua serva:<br>
De hoje em diante me chamarão bem-aventurada todas as gerações.<br>
O Todo-poderoso fez em mim maravilhas,<br>
Santo é o seu nome.<br>
A sua misericórdia se estende de geração em geração<br>
Sobre aqueles que O temem.<br>
Manifestou o poder do seu braço<br>
E dispersou os soberbos.<br>
Derrubou os poderosos de seus tronos<br>
E exaltou os humildes.<br>
Aos famintos encheu de bens<br>
E aos ricos despediu de mãos vazias.<br>
Acolheu a Israel, seu servo,<br>
Lembrado da sua misericórdia,<br>
Como tinha prometido a nossos pais,<br>
A Abraão e à sua descendência para sempre.<br>
Gloria ao Pai, ao Filho e ao Espírito Santo<br>
Assim como era no princípio, agora e sempre. Amen.
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{{Translation|German}}
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Meine Seel erhebt den Herren,<br>
Und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes, meines Heilande;.<br>
Denn er hat seine elende Magd angesehn.<br>
Siehe, von nun an werden mich selig preisen alle Kindeskinder.<br>
Denn Er hat große Dinge an mir getan,<br>
Der da mächtig ist und dessen Namen heilig ist.<br>
Und seine Barmherzigkeit währt von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht<br>
Bei denen, die ihn fürchten.<br>
Er übt Gewalt mit seinem Arm<br>
Und zerstreut, die hoffärtig sind in ihres Herzen Sinn.<br>
Er stößt die Gewaltigen von dem Thron<br>
Und erhebt die Niedrigen.<br>
Die Hungrigen füllt er mit Gütern,<br>
Und läßt die Reichen leer ausgehen.<br>
Er gedenket der Barmherzigkeit <br>
Und hilft seinem Diener Israel auf,<br>
Wie er geredet hat zu unsern Vätern, <br>
Abraham und seinen Kindern in Ewigkeit.<br/>
Ehre sei dem Vater<br/>
und dem Sohn <br/>
und dem Heiligen Geist<br/>
wie im Anfang so auch jetzt und allezeit<br/>
und in Ewigkeit<br/>
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{{Translation|Spanish}}
Mi alma canta la gandeza del Señor<br>
y mi espíritu se llena de gozo en Dios mi salvador.<br>
Porque supo ver la pequeñez de su esclava, desde ahora todas las generaciones me llamaran feliz.<br>
Porque el todopoderoso ha hecho grandes cosas en mí, Su Nombre es santo<br>
y cuya misericordia se derrama de generación en generación sobre quienes lo temen.<br>
Hizo alarde la potencia de su brazo; deshizo las miras del corazón de los soberbios.<br>
Derribó a los poderosos de sus tronos y exaltó a los humildes,<br>
colmó de bienes a los hambrientos y a los ricos los despojó sin nada<br>
Atendió a Israel su pueblo por su misericordia<br>
Según la promesa que hizo a nuestros padres, Abraham y a su decendencia por los siglos de los siglos.<br>

Gloria al Padre, Gloria al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo,<br>
como era en un principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos.Amen.<br>
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