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This hymn is sung frequently during the Orthodox services. The refrain appears in nearly every Orthodox service, the version here knows as the “Magnificat” is sung during the Orthodox Matins service -- during the canon, just before the ninth ode. The verses come from the Virgin Mary herself as described in the first chapter of Luke upon her visit to her cousin, Elizabeth. Tradition teaches that the refrain and structure of the Magnificat came directly from the Archangel Gabriel on June 11 in the year 982. More can be read when researching the “Axion Estin” (“It is truly meet”) and its revelation to a monk’s disciple on Mt Athos.

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My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

Refrain: More Honorable than the Cherubim,
And more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim.
Without corruption Thou gavest birth to God, the Word.
True Theotokos we magnify thee.

For He has looked upon the lowliness of His handmaiden. For behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

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For the mighty One hath done great things to me, and holy is His name. And His mercy in on them that fear Him, unto generation and generation.

Refrain

He hath shown strength with His arm. He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

Refrain

He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and exulted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent empty away.

Refrain

He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy. As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.

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from Jesus Prayer, released February 29, 2016
Music: M. M. Osorgin, Yablochinsky Monastery Chant.

Sung with the help of seminarian Justin Borman.

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St James Orthodox Church Williamston, Michigan

In a small-town 100-year old brick church resembling a one-room school house is a quiet little prayerful parish from various Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox backgrounds. The prayerfulness of the people is reflected in the singing, standing, chanting, and stillness emulating those few scriptural references to worship in heaven, as everyone tries to connect their heart to the heart of God ... more

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