As soon as Mary received Elizabeth’s blessing,
She began to sing:

My soul proclaims your greatness, O God,
And my spirit rejoices in you, my savior.
For you have looked with favor
Upon your lowly servant,
And from this day forward
All generations will call me blessed.

For you, the almighty, have done great things for me,
And holy is your name.
Your mercy reaches from age to age
For those who fear you.
You have shown strength with your arm;
You have scattered the proud in their conceit;
You have deposed the mighty from their thrones
And raised the lowly to high places.
You have filled the hungry with good things,
While you have sent the rich away empty.