O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters,* bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O all ye fowls of the air,* bless ye the } Lórd: praise him, and magnify him for { ev-er.

all ye Beasts and Cattle,* bless ye the } Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ev-er.

O ye Children of Men,* bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for { ev-er.

O let Israel bless the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for { ev-er.

O ye Priests of the Lord, * bless ye the } Lórd: praise him, and magnify him for { ev-er.

O ye Servants of the Lord,* bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for { ev-er.

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous,* bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ev-er.

O ye holy and humble Men of heart,* bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for }

ev-er.

0 Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, * bless ye the { Lord: praise him, and magnify him for { ev-er,

Glory be to the Father,* and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning,* is now, and ever { shall be: world without end. { A-men.

Benedictus. (A.)
ST. LUKE, i. 68.

Tone 5. B. (1.) p. 9.

BLESSED be the Lord God of } Ís-rael: for he hath visited and re- { deemed his peo-ple.

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us: in the house of his { ser-vant Da-vid.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets : which have been since the { world be-gan ;

That we should be saved from our {en-emies : and from the hands of all that hate us;

To perform the mercy promised to our fore- { fá-thers : and to remember his { ho-ly Cove-nant ;

To perform the oath which he sware* to our forefather { Á-braham: that { he would give us ;

That we being delivered out of the hand of our { en-emies: might serve { him with-out fear;

In holiness and righteousness be- { fore him : all the } days of our life.

And thou, Child,* shalt be called the Prophet of the High-est: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord,* to pre- {pare his ways;

To give knowledge of Salvation unto his { peo-ple : for the remission { of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our { Gód : whereby the day-spring from on high* hath { visit-ed us ;

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.

Glory be to the Father,* and to the Són : and to the { Ho-ly Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, * is now, and ever { shall be : world without { end. A-men.

Benedictus. (B.)
ST. LUKE, i. 68.

Tone 6. (1.) p. 11.

BLESSED be the Lord } God of Is-rael : for he hath visited and re- { deemed his peo-ple;

And hath raised up a mighty Sal- { va-tion for us: in the house of his į ser-vant Da-vid;

As he spake by the mouth of his { ho-ly prophets : which have been since the world be-gan;

That we should be saved from our ene-mies : and from the hands of { all that hate us;

To perform the mercy promised to { our forefa-thers : and to remember his { ho-ly Co-ve-nant ;

Tone 6. (1.) p. 11.

To perform the oath which he sware* to our fore- { fa-ther Abra-ham: that { he would give us ;

That we being delivered* out of the hand of our ene-mies : might { serve him with-out fear;

In holiness and righteous- { ness be-fore him : all the days of our life.

And thou, Child,* shalt be called the Prophet { of the High-est : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord* { to pre-pare his ways ;

To give knowledge of Salvation { unto his people: for the re- { mis-sion of their sins,

Through the tender mercy { of our God: whereby the day-spring from on { high* hath visit-ed us;

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.

Glory be to the Father,* and { to the Son : and { to the Ho-ly Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning,* is now, and { ev-er shall be: world without end. A-men.

Benedictus. (C.)
ST. LUKE, i. 68.

Tone 3. B. (1.) p. 4.

BLESSED be the Lord God of Is-rael : for he hath visited and re- { deemed his peo-ple ;

And hath raised up a mighty Sal- { va-tion for us : in the house of his { ser-vant Da-vid;

As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly prophets: which have been since the world be-gan ;

That we should be saved from our ene-mies : and from the hands of } all that hate us ;

To perform the mercy promised to { our forefa-thers : and to remember his { ho-ly Co-ve-nant ;

To perform the oath which he sware* to our fore- } fa-ther Abra-ham: that { he would give us;

That we being delivered* out of the hand of our ene-mies : might serve him with-out fear;

In holiness and righteous- { ness be-fore him : all the { days of our life.

And thou, Child, * shalt be called the Prophet of the High-est: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord* { to pre-pare his ways ;

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people: for the re- mis-sion of their sins,