The Magnificat

1. Mary’s Song
Luke 1 v.46 - 53
The virgin will be with child and will give
birth to a son, and will call him
Immanuel.

2. Is.7 v.9b If you do not stand firm in your
faith, you will not stand at all.
Is.7 v.14 Therefore the Lord himself will
give you a sign: The virgin will be with
child and will give birth to a son, and
will call him Immanuel.

3. Is.9 v.6 – 7 For to us a child is born, to us
a son is given, and the government will
be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of
the increase of his government and
peace there will be no end.

4. He will reign on David’s throne and over
his kingdom, establishing and
upholding it with justice and
righteousness for that time on and
forever. The zeal of the Almighty will
accomplish this.

5. Jer.23 v.5/6 “The days are coming,”
declares the Lord, “When I will raise up to
David a righteous Branch, A King who will
reign wisely and do what is just and right in
the land, In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety, This is the
name by which he will be called: The Lord
Our Righteousness.”

6. Lk.1 v.30 “Do not be afraid, Mary, you
have found favour with God. You will be
with child and give birth to a son, and
you are to give him the name of Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the
Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of
his father David, and he will reign over
the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom
will never end.”

7. v.34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the
angel, “since I am a virgin?”
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will
come upon you, and the power of the
Most High will overshadow you. So the
holy one to be born will be called the Son
of God.
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary
answered. “May it be to me as you have
said.”

8. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to
have a child in her old age, and she
who was said to be barren is in her sixth
month. For nothing is impossible with
God.”
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the baby leaped in her womb, and
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
In a loud voice she exclaimed:

9. “Blessed are you among women, and
blessed is the child you will bear! But
why am I so favoured, that the mother of
my Lord should come to me? As soon as
the sound of your greeting reached my
ears, the baby in my womb leaped for
joy.
Blessed is she who has believed that
what the Lord has said to her will be
accomplished.”

10. Blessed is she who has believed that
what the Lord has said to her will be
accomplished.”
Is.7 v.9b If you do not stand firm in your
faith, you will not stand at all.

11. Mary’ s Song
My soul glorifies the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my
Saviour,
For he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me
blessed,For the Mighty One has done great
things for me –holy is his name.

12. Is.8 v.13/14a The Lord Almighty is the
one you are to regard as holy, he is the
one you are to fear, he is the one you
are to dread, and he will be a sanctuary;
But for both houses of Israel he will be a
stone that causes men to stumble and a
rock that makes them fall.

13. His mercy extends to those who fear him,
From generation to generation.
He has performed mighty deeds with his
arm;
he has scattered those who are proud in
their inmost thoughts.
holy is his name.

14. He has brought down rulers from their
thrones
But has lifted the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good
things
But has sent the rich away empty.

15. He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering to be merciful to Abraham
and his descendants for ever,
even as he has said to our fathers.

16. Is.7 v.14 Therefore the Lord himself will
give you a sign: The virgin will be with
child and will give birth to a son, and
will call him Immanuel.
1 Pet.5 v.5 – James 4 v.6 – Pr.3 v.34
God opposes the proud
But gives grace to the humble

17. Is.57 v.15 For this is what the high and
lofty One says – he who lives for ever,
whose name is holy: “I live in a high and
holy place, but also with him who is
contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the
spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart
of the contrite.”

18. Deut.31 v.8 The Lord himself goes
before you and will be with you; he will
never leave you nor forsake you. Do
not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Matt.28 v.20b And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age.
The virgin will be with child and will give
birth to a son, and will call him
Immanuel.

19. Is.62 v.11/12 The Lord has made
proclamation to the ends of the earth:
“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘See, your
Saviour comes! See, his reward is with
him, and his recompense accompanies
him.’” They will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will
be called Sought After, the City No
Longer deserted.