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Composer
Craig Phillips
Text Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and Nunc dimittis (Luke 2:29-32)
Voicing SATB, organ
Topic Evensong
Price $3.95 (U.S.)
Released 9/24 Catalog no. 410-947
Difficulty Mod. Difficult
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Description
Commissioned by the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, this set of evening canticles (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis) is a companion to a set of morning canticles (Benedictus Dominus Deus and Venite). Originally premiered on Good Shepherd Sunday, the evening canticles are loosely based on the hymn tune ST. COLUMBA ("The King of Love, My Shepherd Is.") Both movements begin gently and build to a joyous conclusion (with a shared Gloria).
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Anthem text
Magnificat
My soul doth magnify the Lord ,and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm, he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Nunc dimittis
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen |
