LU223

Canticum Zachariae: Luc. 1:68-79. (7a)		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.