Anthem for Sunday December 20, 2009
Fourth Sunday of Advent
THEN MARY MAGNIFIES THE LORD
Music and Lyrics by Charles Turner
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Then Mary magnifies the Lord
Her spirit burning like a flame
And all the angels shield their eyes
In admiration."My soul doth magnify the Lord
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior."Her singing wakes the dreaming dead
And for a moment they behold her:
A soul complete offered up,
A consummation."He throws down the might from their seats
The poor and the weak he has exalted."In this dark world all songs must end
The flame becomes a girl again.
But in her heart she treasures up
Our salvation.(jig)
