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Mary looks forward to God transforming the world through the Messiah. The proud will be brought low, and the humble will be lifted up; the hungry will be fed, and the rich will go without (Luke 1:51–53). Mary exalts God because He has been faithful to His promise to Abraham (Luke 1:54–55; see God's promise to Abraham in Gen 12:1–3). [11]
In that narrative the words of the Magnificat, Luke 1:46–55, are spoken by Mary. Traditionally, Luther's translation of the biblical text is sung to a German variant of the tonus peregrinus or ninth psalm tone , concluding with a doxology , translated from the Gloria Patri , on the same tune.
Benedictus: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel (Luke 1 68-79) COMMUNION Kyrie: Lord have mercy upon us (response to the Ten Commandments) Creed: [I believe in one God] The Father almighty EVENSONG Magnificat: My soul doth magnify the Lord (Luke 1 46-55) Nunc dimittis: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace (Luke 2 29-32)
At Lauds, the "Canticle of Zachary" (Luke 1:68-79), commonly referred to as the Benedictus. At Vespers, the "Canticle of Mary" (Luke 1:46-55), commonly known as the Magnificat. At Compline, the "Canticle of Simeon" (Luke 2:29-32), commonly referred to as the Nunc dimittis. This usage is also followed by Lutheran churches.
[3] After Mary heard Elizabeth's blessing, she spoke the words now known as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55). Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
The text of Torri's Magnificat is the Latin version of the Biblical canticle "My soul doth magnify the Lord" from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke (10 verses), followed by the Minor Doxology Gloria Patri.
The Magnificat setting consists of seven movements for the text of the canticle (Luke 1:46-55), concluded by two movements of the doxology.The following table shows the title, voices, tempo marking, time, key and text source for the nine movements, based on the vocal score, edited by Günter Graulich after the autograph.
Luke 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel ... extant: Greek verses 54–55; Coptic verses 46–51) Minuscule 481 ... It is a common thesis that the Magnificat, ...