Blessed is She (Song of Elizabeth)

During Advent, 2007, we had Wednesday night worship services focusing on the experience of Mary, Jesus’ mother, and Elizabeth, John the Baptist’s mother. While there are many settings of Mary’s song, the Magnificat, we had trouble finding a setting of Elizabeth’s song from Luke 1:41-45. As is often the case, I wrote this song because it seems that no one else had written one on the topic.
This arrangement is for SATB with a Soprano cantor and a piano accompaniment. Other instruments can easily be added—I think we used a djembe, guitar, and a cello when we did it.

SATB Refrain
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