Full of Joy Podcast - Bible Stories: Hannah and Mary's Songs (The Magnificat)

December 01, 2025

Pastor Eric Ohrtman

We kick off our Advent season podcasts with Pastor Eric in studio to dive deeper into Hannah and Mary’s songs and explain how they are connected to one another. Mary’s song, known as The Magnificat, is the most familiar, and we sing it every week during Advent services as part of Holden Evening Prayer. These are two of the three songs we will be including this year during Advent services: Hannah’s song (1st Samuel 2), Mary’s song (Luke 1), and Zechariah’s song (Luke 1). All three songs of prayer and praise relate to the birth of a child: Samuel, John the Baptist, and Jesus.