The Song of Hannah - Biblical

My heart exults in the Lord!
My horn is exalted in the Lord.
I smile at my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.
There is none holy like the Lord,
indeed, there is none besides you;
nor is there any rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly;
let no arrogance come from your mouth,
for the Lord is the God of knowledge;
and by him actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and those who stumbled are girded with strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
and the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even the barren has borne seven,
and she who has many children has become feeble.
The Lord kills and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave and brings up.
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low and lifts up.
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
to set them among princes
and make them inherit the throne of glory.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
and he has set the world upon them.
He will guard the feet of his saints,
but the wicked shall be silent in darkness.
For by strength no man shall prevail.
The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces;
from heaven he will thunder against them.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
He will give strength to his king,
and exalt the horn of his anointed.

The Song of Hannah lyrics served as the thematic foundation for the Magnificat. Hannah praises God for reversing the fortunes of the proud and the humble stating that 'the bows of the mighty are broken but the feeble gird on strength.' It emphasizes that there is none holy like the Lord. By singing the Song of Hannah lyrics the faithful reflect on God's sovereignty over life and death and His care for those who wait on Him in faith and persistence.