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

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

O all ye Beasts and Cattle,* bless ye the { Lord: praise him, and magnify him for

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

ev-er.

Lord:

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

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

Oye 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.

O 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, ever shall be: world without end. { A-men.

and

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 { fór 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- { fa-thers and to remember his ho-ly Cove-nant;

:

To perform the oath which he sware* to our forefatherÁ-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 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 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 { 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 with- out 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 peo

ple: for the re- mis-sion of their sins, {