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Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat

1. Chorus

Magnificat anima mea Dominum:
My soul doth magnify the Lord,

2. Aria (mezzo-soprano)

Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

3. Aria (soprano)

Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae:
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent
For, behold, from henceforth shall call me blessed.

4. Chorus

Omnes generationes.
All generations.

5. Aria (bass)

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est:
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;

Et sanctum nomen eius.
And holy is his name.

6. Duet (mezzo-soprano, tenor)

Et misericordia a progenie in progenies
And his mercy is on them

Timentibus eum.
That fear him from generation to generation.

7. Chorus

Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo:
He hath showed strength with his arm;

Dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

8. Aria (tenor)

Deposuit potentes de sede
He hath put down the mighty from their seats,

Et exaltavit humiles.
And exalted them of low degree.

9. Aria (mezzo-soprano)

Esurientes implevit bonis:
He hath filled the hungry with good things;

Et divites dimisit inanes.
And the rich he hath sent empty away.

10. Chorus (soprano and mezzo-soprano)

Suscepit Israel puerum suum,
He hath holpen his servant Israel,

Recordatus misericordiae suae.
In remembrance of his mercy;

11. Chorus

Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,
As he spake to our fathers,

Abraham et semini eius in saecula.
To Abraham, and to his seed forever.

12. Chorus

Gloria Patri, gloria Filio, gloria et Spiritui sancto.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.

Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
World without end. Amen.