Tune: Forest Green
(\'O little town of Bethlehem\')
Luke 1 v.67 - 76
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\'Benedictus\', hear words of worth
Spoke at John Baptist\'s birth
By Zacharias his father
The Spirit did him stir
To prophesy, to say, Blessed be
[The] Lord God of Israel, see
For He has visited, redeemed
His people, they esteemed
He raised up strength of salvation
True unto each nation
In house of David, His servant
His messenger He sent
As He spake by holy prophets
Since world began, befits
Them to tell of His promises
And of each sure confess
That we from all our enemies
Should be saved, He does please
To save us too from our foes hand
Who hate us in this land
To perform the mercy promised
His choice, He does insist
Mercy promised to ancestors
On us too nw confers
He does remember His holy
Covenant, pure it be
Thus oath He to Abraham swore
And does carry out sure
That He would grant unto us, we
Be delivered, and be
His own, saved from enemies here
Might serve Him without fear
Serve Him in holiness, righteous
Before Him, He shall bless
Us all the days of His life for
His promise kept e\'ermore
And John Baptist shall be prophet
Of the Highest, way lit
For mankind to prepare for when
Jesus would soon come then
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The rest of this prophecy is in an earlier poem: \'Prosperous Prophecy\'