Keith and Kristyn Getty’s “Magnificat” (2011) adapts the text of Mary’s song, preserving her point of view in an ethereal, strophic song without a refrain, preceded by a choral arrangement ...

“And it’s this beautiful combination of the Latin Magnificat text, which is ageless, with this incredible new poem and second movement, which is largely a soprano solo, which tells of Mary’s ...

So while Magnificat is not normally a Lenten text, my meditation on it this year is teaching me that perhaps it should be. Originally posted at Onehandclapping. Julie Clawson. Julie Clawson is the ...

We call her hymn the "Magnificat," and we Christians have been singing it as a regular part of worship since about the year 500. ... Idle's text is the refreshing exception.

In their final concert of the school year, the university’s choir ensembles will explore the Magnificat text—also known as Mary's Song—using the music of diverse composers throughout the ages.

Thomas Irby preached on the Magnificat last year as a response to the #MeToo movement. He spoke of Mary’s physical vulnerability and her courage to share her own story.