Heinrich Schütz composed four extant settings of the Magnificat or Song of Mary, one of the three New Testament canticles. He set one in Latin and three in German. In the Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (SWV), the compositions have the numbers 344, 426, 468 (in Latin) and 494. The settings on the German text are all part of larger groups of works. They are settings of Martin Luther's German Magnificat, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (My soul magnifies the Lord). Schütz wrote the compositions for different forces and occasions.
The Magnificat or Song of Mary is one of the three New Testament canticles, the others being Nunc dimittis and Benedictus. Mary sings the song on the occasion of her visit to Elizabeth, as narrated in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:39–56). Magnificat, a regular part in Catholic vesper services, was also used in the Lutheran church, in vespers and for Marian feasts.
Schütz set the Magnificat text once in Latin and five times in German, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (My soul magnifies the Lord), also called German Magnificat. Schütz composed them at different times for different forces, occasions and purpose. Some belong in the context of a larger collection. Two of the settings in German are lost.
Sisters With Voices, better known as SWV, is an American female R&B, Grammy nominated trio from New York City. Formed in 1990 as a gospel group, SWV became one of the most successful R&B groups of the 1990s. They had a series of hits, including "Weak", "Right Here/Human Nature", "I'm So into You", and "You're the One". The group disbanded in 1998 to pursue solo projects, and reunited in 2005. As of 2015, they have sold more than 25 million records, making them one of the best selling girl groups of all time.
SWV (an abbreviation for Sisters With Voices) was formed by Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" Johnson and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons (with Lelee and Coko as founding members). After getting their demo together, the trio sent out demo tapes along with bottles of Perrier ("We couldn't afford champagne", says Taj) to catch the attention of record execs all over America. In 1991, after being invited to sing live in front of RCA executives, SWV was signed to an eight album record deal.
There are almost 500 known compositions by Heinrich Schütz. Listed here are most of his compositions in the order of the SWV (Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis) catalog.
Opus 1: Venice (1611) 5 voices
Come and talk to me, get on your grown tip
Make me feel like you really want it
If you want it, then you can get it
Let me put it on you in this song, come on
I'm weak, can't you see?
I've been fiending for love, I'm ready for ya
I'm on one so baby don't stop
Get it, get it
Oh, show off, show off
Baby show me how you do that
Show off, show off,
Baby show me how you do that
If I give you some of this good,
You better be good
Baby show me how you do that
I'm ready for your love
So baby don't stop, get it, get it
Come and talk to me, stop wastin' time
Get me while I'm in this vibe, this vibe
Got me feelin'
Like I don't wanna go home, alone
If you feel me, let me know
I've been fiending for love, I'm ready for ya
I'm on one so baby don't stop
Get it, get it
Oh, show off, show off
Baby show me how you do that
Show off, show off,
Baby show me how you do that
If I give you some of this good,
You better be good
Baby show me how you do that
I'm ready for your love
So baby don't stop, get it, get it
Show off, it's you I blow my dough off
Ride 'round, tryna hit a lick to make more off
'Bout to hit the streets, Lamborghini's with the door off
I mean door up, girl you know what?
Come to my crib, baby I stay on the beach
She rockin' bikinis, yea, she enjoyin' the heat
Miami Heat, triple A across the street
I'm showin' off, so we eatin' at Felipe
Party party party, I just wanna freak your body
I just wanna push it like your body a Bugatti
I've been knowin' you 'bout a week and baby girl you got me weak
And I'm so into you 'cause you're the one, you're my Lelee
Peach Ciroc 'cause I know you're with it
Two shots will make you admit it
A.X. be showin' off, you goin' off on how I get it
You're my baby, let me babysit it
Rock your body, every day you get it
Watch my love rain down on you with the candles litted
Oh, show off, show off
Baby show me how you do that
Show off, show off,
Baby show me how you do that
If I give you some of this good,
You better be good
Baby show me how you do that
I'm ready for your love
So baby don't stop, get it, get it[x2]