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Canticle of Hannah

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My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God:

Exsultávit cor meum in Dómino, et exaltátum est cornu meum in Deo meo.

My mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed in thy salvation.

Dilatátum est os meum super inimícos meos: quia laetáta sum in salutári tuo.

There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.

Non est sanctus, ut est Dóminus: neque enim est álius extra te, et non est fortis sicut Deus noster.

Do not multiply to speak lofty things, boasting:

Nolíte multiplicáre loqui sublímia, gloriántes:

Let old matters depart from your mouth: for the Lord is a God of all knowledge, and to him are thoughts prepared.

Recédant vétera de ore vestro: quia Deus scientiárum, Dóminus est, et ipsi praeparántur cogitatiónes.

The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.

Arcus fórtium superátus est, et infírmi accíncti sunt róbore.

They that were full before have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled,

Repléti prius, pro pánibus se locavérunt: et famélici saturáti sunt.

So that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.

Donec stérilis péperit plúrimos: et quae multos habébat fílios, infirmáta est.

The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again.

Dóminus mortíficat et vivíficat, dedúcit ad ínferos et redúcit.

The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.

Dóminus páuperem facit et ditat, humíliat et súblevat.

He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill:

Súscitat de púlvere egénum, et de stércore élevat páuperem:

That he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory.

Ut sédeat cum princípibus, et sólium glóriae téneat.

For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world.

Dómini enim sunt cárdines terrae, et pósuit super eos orbem.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness, because no man shall prevail by his own strength.

Pedes sanctórum suórum servábit, et ímpii in ténebris conticéscent: quia non in fortitúdine sua roborábitur vir.

The adversaries of the Lord shall fear him: and upon them shall he thunder in the heavens.

Dóminum formidábunt adversárii eius: et super ipsos in caelis tonábit:

The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give empire to his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ.

Dóminus iudicábit fines terrae, et dabit impérium regi suo, et sublimábit cornu Christi sui.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

About this prayer

*My heart has rejoiced in the Lord* — the song of Hannah, mother of Samuel (1 Kings 2), which the *Magnificat* echoes: the Lord humbles and He exalts.

History

The Old Testament canticle of Wednesday Lauds in the Roman Breviary.

*Breviarium Romanum*, via [Divinum Officium](https://www.divinumofficium.com)

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