Magnificat, or Cantate Domino
¶ After that, the Magnificat in Englishe, asfoloweth.
MY soule doeth magnifie the Lorde.
And my sprit hath rejoysed in god my saviour.
For he hath regarded the lowelinesse of his handmaiden.
For beholde from hencefurth al generacions shall call me blessed.
For he that is mightie hath magnified me : and holy is his name.
And his mercy is on them that feare him : throughout all generacions.
He hath shewed strength with his arme; he hath scatered the proude in the imagination of their hertes.
He hath put downe the mightye from theyr seate : and hath exalted the humble and meke.
He hath filled the hungry with good thinges : and the ryche he hath sent empty away.
He remembring his mercy, hath holpen his servaunte Israel as he promysed to our forefathers, Abraham and his sede for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the sonne, and to the holy Ghoste.
As it was in the beginninge, is nowe, and ever shalbe, world without ende. Amen.
¶ Or the xcviii. Psalme Cantate domino canticum novum.
O SINGE unto the Lorde a newe songe : for he hath done marveilous thinges.
With his owne right hande, and with his holy arme : hath he gotten him selfe the victorye.
The Lord declared his salvacion : his righteousnes hath he openly shewed in the syght of the Heathen.
He hath remembred his mercy and truthe towarde the house of Israel: and all the endes of the worlde haue sene the salvacion of our God.
Shewe your selfes joyfull unto the Lorde, all ye landes : synge, rejoyce and geve thankes.
Prayse the Lorde upon the harpe : synge to the harp with a Psalme of thankesgeving.
With trumpettes also and shawmes : O shewe your selfes joyfull before the Lord the kynge.
Let the Sea make a noyse, and all that therein is : the rounde worlde and they that dwell therin.
Let the floudes clappe their handes, and let the hylles be joyful togyther before the Lord : for he is come to judge the earth.
With righteousnes shal he judge the worlde : and the people with equitie.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonne, and to the holy Ghoste.
As it was in the beginninge, is nowe, and ever shalbe, worlde without ende. Amen.