SONG OF
ZECHARIAH
(Lk 1:47-55) Daily Morning Canticle
Blessed be the Lord, the God
of Israel. * He has visited his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up for us a
mighty saviour * in the house of David his servant,
as he promised by the lips of holy men, * those who were his
prophets from of old:
a savior who would free us from our foes, * from the hands of all
who hate us.
Thus he shows mercy to our ancestors, * thus he remembers his
holy covenant:
the oath he swore to our father Abraham * that he would grant
us
that rid of fear and delivered from the enemy, * we might
offer him our service,
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 give his people knowledge of salvation * by the forgiveness of
their sins.
In the tender compassion of
our God * the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell
in darkness and the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of
peace.