Blessed
be the Lord the God of Israel,
he
has come to his people and redeemed them.
He
has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born
of the house of his servant David.
Through
his holy prophets he promised of old,
that
he would save us from our foes,
from
the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our
fathers,
and to remember his holy covenant
This
was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,
to
set us free from the hands of our foes.
Free
to worship him without fear,
holy
and righteous in his sight,
all
the days of our life.
You
my child shall be called the prophet of the most high,
for
you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.
To
shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and
to guide our feet into the ways of peace. Amen.