Mary's Song

 

Mary’s Song  Luke 1:46-55

And Mary said,

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

For, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;

And holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

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 seats,

And exalted them of low degree.

He hath filled the hungry with good things;

And the rich he hath sent empty away.

He hath helped his servant Israel,

In remembrance of his mercy;

As he spoke to our fathers,

To Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Is this not beautiful?

+ Behold how she rejoices in this great work of God in her. And in doing so she repeats what she was told, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

+ This is called The Magnificat and is sung or said in liturgical churches.

+ We sang this part:

My soul doth magnify the Lord, 

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he that is mighty hath done great things;

And holy is his name.

+ he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaid; The Most High exalted a lowly handmaid; the Son made himself of no reputation and took upon himself the form of a servant; the Lord humbled himself and became obedient unto death; and in so doing he brought down the rich and lofty, the proud and powerful, and exalted them of low degree.

+ He remembered his mercy spoken and promised to our fathers, the covenant he made with Abraham. As the angel announced on Christmas day