I make a point of committing to doing the final project along with students when I teach the Bible and Music. Sometimes I write a completely new song, other times I use an existing tune and create new words that paraphrase the biblical text. The text known as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46\u201355) took on new significance to me as I worked on my book What Jesus Learned from Women<\/em><\/a>, seeing even more clearly how Mary\u2019s words are later reflected in Jesus\u2019 \u2013 not only in his teaching as found in the version of the beatitudes in Luke, but also in his submission to what he understood to be God\u2019s will, and thus I have Mary in the lyrics express that in words that echo those of the Lord\u2019s Prayer in the Gospel of Matthew (\u201cYour will be done\u201d). I considered at one point having Mary commit explicitly to teaching her son to do the same, but thought that was lacking in subtlety.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a recording, not very polished but just to give a sense of how the song should sound. I hope I can persuade a strong female vocalist to make a recording of it at some point, assuming anyone thinks that worth doing of course. The lyrics follow after the video.<\/p>\n