The Hymnal ‎#A53

A53. Blessèd Be the Lord God

1 Blessèd be the Lord God of Israel:
for He hath visited and redeemed His people;

2 And hath raised up a might salvation for us:
in the house of His servant David:

3 As He spake by the mouth of His holy Prophets:
which have been since the world began;

4 That we should be saved from our enemies:
and from the hand of all that hate us.

5 To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers:
and to remember His holy covenant;

6 To perform the oath which He sware to our forefather Abraham:
that He would give us;

7 That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies:
might serve Him without fear;

8 In holiness and righteousness before Him:
all the days of our life.

9 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;

10 To give knowledge of salvation unto His people:
for the remission of their sins,

11 Through the tender mercy of our God:
whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us;

12 To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death:
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

13 Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Ghost:

14 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Blessèd be the Lord God of Israel
• Title: Blessèd Be the Lord God
• Publication Date: 1950
• Scripture:
  Luke 1:68-79
• Topic: Ancient Hymns and Canticles

Tune Information

• Name: BENEDICTUS
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Music used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.