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Luke - ch 1 v 61 - 80
- And they said unto her -- `There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'
- and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
- and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;' and they did all wonder;
- and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
- And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
- and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, `What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.
- And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,
- `Blessed `is' the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,
- And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,
- As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;
- Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
- To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
- An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,
- To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,
- To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
- And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.
- To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,
- Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
- To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
- And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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