"Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord"

Last night while after singing "Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord", the Holy Spirit brought to my remembrance a quicksilver stream of connections:

• First, the hymn itself, but especially the last verse "to children's children and for evermore".
• Next, Magnificat, The Song of Mary, upon which the hymn is based with its last verse "The promise made to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children for ever."
  
• The last verses of Psalm 22, "26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the Lord will praise him-- may your hearts live forever! 27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, 28 for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. 29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive. 30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. 31 They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it. "
• Not only does this bear an interesting resemblance to the ending of the Magnificat, it is worthy to note that these were the last words our Lord Jesus Christ spoke on the cross (Matthew 27:46, John 19:30) and that the Holy Mother Mary was present at the time (John 19:25).