Luke 1:68–79

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,

for he has visited and redeemed his people

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David,

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

that we should be saved from our enemies

and from the hand of all who hate us;

to show the mercy promised to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant,

the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

might serve him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;

for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

to give knowledge of salvation to his people

in the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,

whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David

(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

salvation from our enemies

and from the hand of all who hate us—

to show mercy to our ancestors

and to remember his holy covenant,

the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,

and to enable us to serve him without fear

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;

for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

to give his people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

to shine on those living in darkness

and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has visited

and provided redemption for his people.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David,

just as he spoke by the mouth

of his holy prophets in ancient times;

salvation from our enemies

and from the hand of those who hate us.

He has dealt mercifully with our ancestors

and remembered his holy covenant—

the oath that he swore to our father Abraham.

He has given us the privilege,

since we have been rescued

from the hand of our enemies,

to serve him without fear

in holiness and righteousness

in his presence all our days.

And you, child, will be called

a prophet of the Most High,

for you will go before the Lord

to prepare his ways,

to give his people knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins.

Because of our God’s merciful compassion,

the dawn from on high will visit us

to shine on those who live in darkness

and the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.

“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has visited and redeemed his people.

He has sent us a mighty Savior

from the royal line of his servant David,

just as he promised

through his holy prophets long ago.

Now we will be saved from our enemies

and from all who hate us.

He has been merciful to our ancestors

by remembering his sacred covenant—

the covenant he swore with an oath

to our ancestor Abraham.

We have been rescued from our enemies

so we can serve God without fear,

in holiness and righteousness

for as long as we live.

“And you, my little son,

will be called the prophet of the Most High,

because you will prepare the way for the Lord.

You will tell his people how to find salvation

through forgiveness of their sins.

Because of God’s tender mercy,

the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

and to guide us to the path of peace.”

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has visited to help and has redeemed his people,

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David,

just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times—

salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those who hate us,

to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant,

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father,

to grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,

could serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness

before him all our days.

And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,

for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,

to give knowledge of salvation to his people

by the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the merciful compassion of our God

by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to direct our feet into the way of peace.”

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;

For he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us

In the house of his servant David;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,

Which have been since the world began:

That we should be saved from our enemies,

And from the hand of all that hate us;

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,

And to remember his holy covenant;

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies

Might serve him without fear,

In holiness and righteousness before him,

All the days of our life.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest:

For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord

To prepare his ways;

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people

By the remission of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our God;

Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

To guide our feet into the way of peace.