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Magnificat<br />
1. Magnificat (Chorus)<br />
Magnificat anima mea Dominum<br />
Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.<br />
My soul doth magnify <strong>the</strong> Lord<br />
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.<br />
2. Quia respexit (Soprano solo)<br />
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ:<br />
ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent<br />
omnes generationes.<br />
For he hath regarded <strong>the</strong> lowliness of his handmaiden.<br />
For behold, from henceforth all generations<br />
shall call me blessed.<br />
3. Quia fecit mihi magna (Tenor solo)<br />
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est,<br />
et sanctum nomen eius.<br />
For he that is mighty hath magnified me:<br />
and holy is his Name.<br />
4. Et misericordia<br />
(Chorus and Soprano & Al<strong>to</strong> soloists)<br />
Et misericordia eius a progenie<br />
in progenies timentibus eum.<br />
And his mercy is on <strong>the</strong>m that fear him<br />
throughout all generations.<br />
5. Fecit potentiam (Bass solo)<br />
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo,<br />
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.<br />
He hath showed strength with his arm, he hath<br />
scattered <strong>the</strong> proud in <strong>the</strong> imagination of <strong>the</strong>ir hearts.<br />
6. Deposuit potentes (Al<strong>to</strong> & Tenor duet)<br />
Deposuit potentes de sede<br />
et exaltavit humiles.<br />
Esurientes implevit bonis<br />
et divites dimisit inanes.<br />
He hath put down <strong>the</strong> mighty from <strong>the</strong>ir seat,<br />
and hath exalted <strong>the</strong> humble and meek.<br />
He hath filled <strong>the</strong> hungry with good things,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> rich he hath sent empty away.<br />
7. Suscepit Israel (Al<strong>to</strong> solo)<br />
Suscepit Israel puerum suum<br />
recordatus misericordiæ suæ,<br />
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,<br />
Abraham et semini eius in sæcula.<br />
He remembering his mercy hath holpen<br />
his servant Israel.<br />
As he promised <strong>to</strong> our forefa<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
Abraham and his seed, for ever.<br />
8. Gloria Patri (Chorus)<br />
Gloria Patri, et Filio,<br />
et Spiritui Sanc<strong>to</strong>:<br />
Glory be <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r, and <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Son,<br />
and <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy Ghost:<br />
9. Sicut erat (Chorus)<br />
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,<br />
et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.<br />
As it was in <strong>the</strong> beginning, is now, and ever shall be,<br />
world without end. Amen.<br />
INTERVAL (15 minutes)