The 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;
that we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all that hate 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;
to give knowledge of salvation unto his people
for 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,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Hallelujah.