Zechariah's Song 

His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has come and has redeemed his people.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;

for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him.

to give his people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the path of peace.

Luke 1:67-69; 76-79