My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord

Representative Text

1 My soul gives glory to the Lord,
In God my Savior I rejoice.
My lowliness he did regard,
Exalting me by his own choice.
From this day all shall call me blest,
For he has done great things for me,
Of all great names his is the best,
For it is holy; strong is he.

2 His mercy goes to all who fear,
From age to age and to all parts.
His arm of strength to all is near;
He scatters those who have proud hearts.
He casts the mighty from their throne
And raises those of low degree;
He feeds the hungry as his own,
The rich depart in poverty.

3 He raised his servant Israel,
Rememb'ring his eternal grace,
As from of old he did foretell
To Abraham and all his race.
O Father, Son and Spirit blest,
In threefold Name are you adored,
To you be ev'ry prayer addressed,
From age to age the only Lord.

Source: RitualSong (2nd ed.) #124

Author: Hermann Bonnus

Bonn, Hermann (or Gude), son of Arnold Gude, Councillor at Quakenbrück near Osnabrück, was born at Quakenbrück about 1504. He matriculated at Wittenberg in 1523, and after studying under Luther and Melanchthon, he was for some time employed as a tutor. In 1530 he was appointed Rector of the newly founded St. Mary's School, in Lübeck; and in 1531, Superintendent of Lübeck. In 1543 at the request of the burgesses of Osnabrück he proceeded thither, and in the course of that year as the result of his work the principality was won to the cause of the Reformation. He died at Lübeck, Feb. 12, 1548 (Koch, i. 428-436; Allg. Deutsche Biographie, iii. 133). As a hymn-writer his work consisted mainly of revisions of the older Latin hymns, and t… Go to person page >

Translator: John Theodore Mueller

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Text Information

First Line: My soul gives glory to the Lord, In God my Savior I rejoice
Title: My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord
German Title: Mein Seel, o Gott, muss loben dich
Translator: John Theodore Mueller (1940 )
Author: Hermann Bonnus
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Magnificat
Language: English
Copyright: Tr. © 1941 Concordia Publishing House

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Catholic Book of Worship III #678

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Christian Worship (1993) #274

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #47

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Gather Comprehensive #14

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #222

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RitualSong (2nd ed.) #124

RitualSong #656

Together in Song #173

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Worship (3rd ed.) #15

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