Canticle of Zechariah (Luke 1:68-79)

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He hath visited and redeemed His people (Chant)

Published in 304 hymnals

Representative Text

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who has come to his people and set them free.
The Lord has raised up for us a mighty Savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through the holy prophets God promised of old to
save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us,
to show mercy to our forbears,
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous before him, all the days of our life.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break up on us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

(Gloria Patri may be added)
Glory to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.

Source: Moravian Book of Worship #231a

Text Information

First Line: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He hath visited and redeemed His people (Chant)
Title: Canticle of Zechariah (Luke 1:68-79)
Original Language: Latin
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Benedictus. Translations into English of this Song of Zacharias (St. Luke i., 68-79) are given in the various versions of the Holy Scripture, those best known being the Prayer Book version in the Morning Prayer, the A. V. 1611, and the Revised Version of 1881. In addition there are metrical renderings in the form of hymns in the Old Version of Sternhold and Hopkins; the New Version of Tate and Brady, and the following:—
(1) Drayton's Harmony of the Church, 1591; (2) G. Wither's Hymns and Songs of the Church, 1623-31; (3) G. Sandys's Paraphrases on the Psalms, 1636; (4) Simon Ford's Psalms of David, 1688; (5) Bishop Patrick's Psalms of David in Metre, 2nd edition, 1695. [William T. Brooke]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Hymns of Worship and Service #509

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Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #509

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Hymns of Worship and Service #581

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Hymns of Worship and Service #385

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In Excelsis #905a

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Lutheran Book of Worship #2

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #C13

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #669a

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #669b

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #669c

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #669d

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #669e

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Moravian Book of Worship #231a

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Moravian Book of Worship #231b

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Musica Sacra #266b

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New Manual of Praise #623

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Notes of Praise #169

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1526

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Palmer's Sabbath School Songs #79a

Pilgrim Hymnal #568

Scripture Song Database #514

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #559a

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #559b

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Songs for the Chapel #O6

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Songs for the Lord's House #C21

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #C43

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #C43

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #C43

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Songs for the Sanctuary #C43

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Songs for the Sanctuary #C43

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Songs for the Sanctuary #C43

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Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #95c

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Songs of Praise #C8

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Sunday-School Songs #9b

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Sursum Corda #868a

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The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #708

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The Aid to Praise #9

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #445

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The Baptist Church Hymnal #C122a

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The Baptist Church Hymnal #C122b

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The Book of Praise #610

The Book of Praise #823a

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The Book of Praise #823c

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The Book of Worship #S76

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The Chapel Hymnal #377

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The Church and Home Hymnal #384b

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The Church Hymnal #C29

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The Church Hymnary #641a

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The Epworth Hymnal #309a

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The Epworth Hymnal #309b

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