Deutsches Magnificat: Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn (SWV 494; opus ultimum—Schwanengesang)

German Magnificat: My Soul Proclaims the Greatness of the Lord

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SSAATTBB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
German

Occasion:
Proper of Time → Advent → Fourth Sunday of Advent → Cycle A
Proper of Time → Advent → Fourth Sunday of Advent → Cycle B
Proper of Time → Advent → Fourth Sunday of Advent → Cycle C
Proper of Time → Christmas Season → The Nativity of the Lord → General
Proper of Time → Christmas Season → The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Proper of Saints → The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15)
Proper of Saints → The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8)
Proper of Saints → Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)
Commons → Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary → In Ordinary Time
Commons → Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary → In Advent
Commons → Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary → In Christmas Time
Commons → Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary → In Easter Time

Publication Information:
Carus — CV 20.494/05 (1967, 1992)

Text Information:
Reference: Luke 1:46-49, 51-55 (Magnificat), plus Doxology
Source: Liturgy of the Hours

Duration: 8:00
Lyrics:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
For he has looked upon his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
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 for ever. Amen.

Notes: Double choir: SATB/SATB. Text in German. Optional organ continuo.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 5, 2021 Last updated: Jan 26, 2022