John de Luca gave us three options for the Magnificat here in the New Living Parish Hymn Book.
I don’t think I can help much here, chant being the natural enemy of Band in a Box.
With that warning I go on …
The text for the first two chants is:
My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.
He looks on his servant in her lowliness; henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy his name.
His mercy is from age to age on those who fear him.
He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters the proud hearted.
He casts the mighty from their thrones and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good things, sends the rich away empty.
He protects Israel his servant, remembering his mercy.
The mercy promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his sons forever.
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.
1 MAGNIFICAT Plainsong Chant Mode VIII as arranged John de Luca.
This is mode VIII in Latin but doesn’t look much like what is this hymnal.
2 VICTORIA MAGNIFICAT also Mode VIII by Tomas Luis de Victoria C16
This is one latin version:
3 GELINEAU PSALM MAGNIFICAT by Joseph Gelineau.
I did make a backing of sorts for this version:
Antiphon
The Lord has done marvels for me: holy is his name.
1 My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.
2 He looks on his servant in her nothingness; henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
3 The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy his name!
4 His mercy is from age to age on those who fear him.
5 He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters the proud hearted.
6 He casts the mighty from their thrones and raises the lowly.
7 He fills the starving with good things, sends the rich away empty.
8 He protects Israel his servant, remembering his mercy.
9 The mercy promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his sons forever.
10 Praise the Father and the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
11 Both now and forever, world without end.
This is what it is meant sound like except it isn’t in English:
I don’t know if this has anything to do with these arrangements but I do like Voces8: