Zach. (stretching out his arms). Did I not tell you so? Oh! see Him lie! Dimittis nunc in pace, Domine Me servum tuum.
Uzz. (pointing). See the angels great About the manger where He lies in state. Secundum verbum tuum, oculi Mei viderunt, quod præparasti Hoc tuum salutare.
Ben. (pointing). See the maid And mother undefiled, where He is laid, To worship Him. Ostende hunc fructum Ventris tui post hoc exsilium!
[Joseph rises. Then Mary lifts the Child, all others fall on their knees; and all the Angels. All remain absolutely still. Then, if this Scene is the last, she brings the Child to the front of the stage. Music stops. She lifts the Child as high as she can.
Mary. Magnificat anima mea Dominum.
[With the Child she makes the sign of the Cross over the audience.
Curtain.
