Voices Found: Mary the Virgin August 15, VF 152
Magnificat!
Voices Found # 152
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in you, O God my savior,
for you have looked with favor on your lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
you, the Almighty, have done great things for me, and holy is your name.
You have mercy on those who fear you from generation to generation.
You have shown the strength of your arm
and have scattered the proud in their conceit,
Casting down the mighty from their thrones and lifting up the lowly.
You have filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
You have come to the help of your servant Isreal,
for you have remembered your promise of mercy,
The promise you made to our forebears, to Abraham and his children forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Words: the Song of Mary, Enriching our Worship 1, 1998 The Church Pension fund
Music: Melody from Antiphon 17 (Laus Trinitati) by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) adapted by Lisa Neufeld Thomas
About the music
Hildegard of Bingen loved Mary and wrote many antiphons, hymns, and sequences in praise of the Virgin. However, Hildegard did not write a Magnificat. I used her chant Antiphon 17, Laus trinitati, to set Mary's words. It is a plainsong chant that is usually sung unaccompanied; however, handbells could be used. It is not clear if Hildegard used instruments to accompany her music.
"Mary, Queen of Heaven," based on Vision thirteen of the sections of Scivias, by Hildegard of Bingen
from the back cover of the CD " Echoes of St. Hildegard"
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