Maida Vale Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis)

07:40 duration|Composed in 2021|Difficulty: Intermediate|First performed: May 2021

Maida Vale Service was written for the BBC Singers. The first performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May 2021. The conductor was Joseph McHardy and the organist Rachel Mahon. In this setting, my love of Anglican church music and jazz harmony come together. 

Maida Vale Service – sung by the BBC Singers

Maida Vale Service – sung by the BBC Singers

Text

My soul doth magnify the Lord:
and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his hand-maiden.
For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
He hath shewed strength with his arm:
he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat:
and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things:
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel:
as he promised to our forefathers,
Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.

Luke 1: 46-55

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation;
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now,
And ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Luke 2: 29-32