^{67 Ref} And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

^{68 Ref} Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

^{69 Ref} Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

^{70 Ref} (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)

^{71 Ref} Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;

^{72 Ref} To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,

^{73 Ref} The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,

^{74 Ref} That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

^{75 Ref} In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

^{76 Ref} And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

^{77 Ref} To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,

^{78 Ref} Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

^{79 Ref} To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

^{80 Ref} And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.