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   LU223
Canticum Zachariae: Luc. 1:68-79.
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Canticle of Zacharias: Luke 1:68-79.
68. Be nedíctus ☩ Dóminus, Deus Israël : *
quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ : 		68. Blessed be the Lord + God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
69. Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis : *
in domo David, púeri sui. 		69. And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:
70. Si cut locútus est per os sanctórum, *
qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum ejus : 		70. As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:
71. Sa lútem ex inimícis nostris, *
et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos. 		71. Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:
72. Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris : *
et memorári testaménti sui sancti. 		72. To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,
73. Jus  jurándum, quod jurávit ad Ábraham patrem nostrum, *
datúrum se nobis : 		73. The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,
74. Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, *
serviámus illi. 		74. That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,
75. In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, *
ómnibus diébus nostris. 		75. In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.
76. Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis : *
præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus : 		76. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
77. Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus : *
in remissiónem peccatórum eórum : 		77. To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:
78. Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri : *
in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto : 		78. Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
79. Il lumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent : *
ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis. 		79. To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.
V. Gló ria Patri, et Fílio, *
et Spirítui Sancto. 		V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
R. Si cut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, *
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. 		R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.