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Magnificat
| My soul doth magnify the Lord
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Et exsultavit spiritus meus
| and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
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Quia respexit humilitatem
| For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden.
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Omnes generationes
| For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed.
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Quia fecit mihi magna
| For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name.
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Et misericordia
| And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations.
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Fecit potentiam
| He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
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Deposuit potentes
| He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek.
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Esurientes implevit bonis
| He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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Suscepit Israel
| He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
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Gloria Patri
| Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
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Sicut erat in principio
| As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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