Our souls shall magnify the Lord;

In God the Saviour we rejoice:

While we repeat the Virgin’s song,

May the same spirit tune our voice.

To those who fear and trust the Lord,

His mercy stands for ever sure:

From age to age the promise lives,

And the performance is secure.

But now no more shall Israel wait,

No more the Gentiles lie forlorn:

Lo! the Desire of Nations comes;

Behold, the promised seed is born!