1. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel ! *
He has visited his people and redeemed them.

2. He has raised up for us a mighty saviour *
In the house of David, his servant.

3. As he promised by the lips of holy men, *
Those who were his prophets from of old.

4. A saviour who would free us from our foes, *
From the hands of all who hate us.

5. So his love for our fathers is fulfilled *
And his holy covenant remembered.

6. He swore to Abraham our father to grant us, *
That free from fear, and saved from the hands of our foes,

7. We might serve him in holiness and justice *
All the days of our life in his presence.

8. As for you, little child, *
You shall be called a prophet of God, the Most High.

9. You shall go ahead of the Lord *
To prepare his ways before him.

10. To make known to his people their salvation *
Through forgiveness of all their sins,

11. The loving-kindness of the heart of our God *
Who visits us like the dawn from on high.

12. He will give light to those in darkness, +
Those who dwell in the shadow of death, *
And guide us into the way of peace.

13. Glory be to the Father and to the Son *
And to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
World without end. Amen.