Short Service, T 194: III. Benedictus

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel

For He hath visited, and redeemed his people

And hath raised up a mighty 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 hands of all that hate us

To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers

And to remember His holy Covenant

To perform the oath which He sware

To our forefather Abraham

That He would give us

That we being delivered

Out of the hands 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

For the remission of their sins

Through the tender mercy of our God

Whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us

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

And to guide our feet into the way of peace

Glory be to the Father

And to the Son

And to the Holy Ghost

As it was in the beginning

Is now, and ever shall be

World without end

A-men

A-men