The Song of the Theotokos, also called The Magnificat, is a hymn taken from the words of Mary, the Theotokos.
Theotokos literally means God-Bearer in Greek.
Shortly after the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Theotokos, she visited the wife of Zacharia, her cousin Elizabeth, who was herself pregnant with John the Baptist. In her response to Elizabeth's salutation to the Theotokos, Mary spoke the words of the Magnificat, which in the Gospel of Luke, verses 1:46-55.
46 And Mary said,
Song of the Theotokos
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm,
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,
52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and exalted those of low degree;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”
This is the Icon of The Theotokos from the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
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