The Choir of St John's College and Cambridge - The Short Service: Magnificat

My soul doth magnify the Lord
and my spirit hath rejoiced in
God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded
the lowliness of his hand-maiden.
For behold, from henceforth
all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me
and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him
throughout all generations.
He hath shewed strength with his arm
he hath scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat
and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen
his servant Israel
as he promised to our forefathers,
Abraham and his seed for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be
world without end. Amen.

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Thomas Weelkes

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