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O Adonai

Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) Antiphon for December 18 Vespers.

Ant. O Mighty Lord,
and leader of the house of Israël,
who appeared to Moses in the burning bush,
and on Sinai gave him the law,
come to redeem us with outstretched arm.

From the Dominican Antiphonarium. (RealPlayer G2)

[ Via The Inn at the End of the World. ]

Luke 1:46-55
View in: NAB Vulg Greek

46And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

49Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.

50And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.

51He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

52He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.

53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

54He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:

55As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

Posted 12.18.2003
by Aristotle Esguerra
1 comment.
Filed under: Gregorian Chant; The Great Antiphons.

One Comment

I don’t mean to break the rhythm of this daily revelation of antiphons, but I thought your readers might enjoy Father Saunders’ explanation of these “O Antiphons”. Also, for those who are interested, I am also providing a pointer to my blog, where there are links to sound files with chant notation for each antiphon.

Paul Rex
12.19.2003 @ 2:56 pm #

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