from Luke 1 (REB)
68 Praise to the Lord, the God of Israel
For he has turned to his people and set them free.
69 He has raised for us a strong deliverer from the house of his servant David.
70 So he promised: age after age he proclaimed by the lips of his holy prophets,
71 that he would deliver us from our enemies, out of the hands of all who hate us;
72 that, calling to mind his solemn covenant, he would deal mercifully with our fathers.
73 This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,
74 to rescue us from enemy hands and set us free from fear, so that we might worship
75 in his presence in holiness and righteousness our whole life long.
76 And you, my child, will be called Prophet of the Most High, for you will be the Lord's forerunner, to prepare his way
77 and lead his people to a knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins:
78 for in the tender compassion of our God the dawn from heaven will break upon us,
79 to shine on those who live in darkness, under the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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