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<p>New page: The term &#039;&#039;&#039;Magnificat&#039;&#039;&#039; (from the Latin, meaning &quot;[my soul] magnifies&quot;; in Church Latin the &#039;&#039;&#039;gn&#039;&#039;&#039; is usually pronounced &#039;&#039;&#039;ny&#039;&#039;&#039;, like a Spanish &#039;&#039;&#039;ñ&#039;&#039;&#039;) refers to the text of Luke 1...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The term '''Magnificat''' (from the Latin, meaning &quot;[my soul] magnifies&quot;; in Church Latin the '''gn''' is usually pronounced '''ny''', like a Spanish '''ñ''') refers to the text of Luke 1:46-55 (or -56), in which Mary responds with praise to the news just brought by Gabriel of her impending virginal pregnancy, used as a church song. If sung or chanted in the words of the scripture, this is a [[canticle]] rather than a hymn per se, but the text may be recast in metrical form as a hymn. <br /> <br /> =Hymns based on the ''Magnificat''=<br /> Hymns based on the Magnificat include<br /> <br /> * [[Canticle of the Turning]] (incipit: ''My soul cries out'')<br /> * [[My Heart Extols the Lord, My God]]<br /> * [[My Heart Sings Out with Joyful Praise]]<br /> * [[My Soul Gives Glory to My God]]<br /> * [[My Soul Gives Glory to the Lord]]<br /> * [[My Soul Now Magnifies the Lord]]<br /> * [[My Soul Proclaims with Wonder]]<br /> * [[My Spirit Glorifies the Lord]]<br /> * [[Tell Out, My Soul]]<br /> <br /> [[category:Mary]]<br /> [[category:Terms]]<br /> [[category:Annunciation]]<br /> [[category:Luke]]<br /> [[category:Canticles]]</div>

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