Luke 1:67-79

⁶⁷Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:

⁶⁸“Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,

⁶⁹and has raised up for us the Strength of our salvation In the house of his servant David —

⁷⁰As he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old —

⁷¹salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us,

⁷²showing mercy to our ancestors, And mindful of his sacred covenant.

⁷³This was the oath which he swore to our ancestor Abraham —

⁷⁴That we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies,

⁷⁵and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, In his presence all our days.

⁷⁶And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to make ready his way,

⁷⁷to give his people the knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,

⁷⁸through the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the Dawn will break on us from heaven,

⁷⁹to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace.”