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The songe of prayse and thankes
geuinge of holy Zachary, father
of Saynct Iohn baptist, beinge restored
to his speche, whiche was taken
from him at the vision of the angell,
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The songe of prayse and thankes geuinge of holy Zachary, father of Saynct Iohn baptist, beinge restored to his speche, whiche was taken from him at the vision of the angell,
written, Luke the fyrst chap.
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Benedictus dominus deus.
Blessed
nowe be
The almyghtye
Lorde God of Israell,
Hys people whych
Uisiteth myche
Redemynge them full well.
The almyghtye
Lorde God of Israell,
Hys people whych
Uisiteth myche
Redemynge them full well.
A myghtye horne
Of saluation
That hath to vs raysed,
Euen in the house
So ryghteous
Of his seruant Dauid,
Of saluation
That hath to vs raysed,
Euen in the house
So ryghteous
Of his seruant Dauid,
As he spake by
The mouthes holy
Of hys Prophetes, ech whan,
That ay haue bene
Among vs sene,
Sence the worlde first began.
The mouthes holy
Of hys Prophetes, ech whan,
That ay haue bene
Among vs sene,
Sence the worlde first began.
Which sayde that we
Shoulde saued be,
From our enemyes all:
Who euer that
Hath vs in hate
Eyther the greate or small.
Shoulde saued be,
From our enemyes all:
Who euer that
Hath vs in hate
Eyther the greate or small.
To performe ryghte
Hys mercy bryght,
That he sometyme dyd graunt
Our forefathers,
And remembers
Hys holy couenaunt.
Hys mercy bryght,
That he sometyme dyd graunt
Our forefathers,
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Hys holy couenaunt.
Hys othe once sworne
For to performe,
Unto our father dere:
Euen Abraham
That when tyme came
To vs it myght appere.
For to performe,
Unto our father dere:
Euen Abraham
That when tyme came
To vs it myght appere.
That from our foes
We beynge lose
And cleane delyuered:
We myght serue him
From tyme to tyme
Without all seruyse drede.
We beynge lose
And cleane delyuered:
We myght serue him
From tyme to tyme
Without all seruyse drede.
In holynes
And ryghteousnes
With perfect wayes and pure,
For euermore
Hys face before
While our lyfe dayes indure.
And ryghteousnes
With perfect wayes and pure,
For euermore
Hys face before
While our lyfe dayes indure.
And thou O chylde
That art so mylde
Shalt be calld the prophet
Of the most hyest,
And hys sonne Chryst
To shewe hys glory great.
That art so mylde
Shalt be calld the prophet
Of the most hyest,
And hys sonne Chryst
To shewe hys glory great.
The lorde of grace
Before hys face,
Thou chylde shalte go I say:
For to prepare
And eke declare
his pure and chosen way.
Before hys face,
Thou chylde shalte go I say:
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And eke declare
his pure and chosen way.
To geue knowledge
Of this the pledge
Of their saluation:
his peoples synne,
That they are in.
The cleane remission.
Of this the pledge
Of their saluation:
his peoples synne,
That they are in.
The cleane remission.
Throughe the mercy
Tender and free,
Of god, wherby the day
Springeth so bright
Euen from the hight,
Doth visyte vs alway.
Tender and free,
Of god, wherby the day
Springeth so bright
Euen from the hight,
Doth visyte vs alway.
From deathes shadowe,
And darkenes lowe,
Suche as syt to release:
their feete eche tyde
With light to guide,
Into the way of peace.
And darkenes lowe,
Suche as syt to release:
their feete eche tyde
With light to guide,
Into the way of peace.
Glory and prayse
And laude alwayes
Unto the Trinitie,
To the father,
And the sonne dere,
And to the ghost holy.
And laude alwayes
Unto the Trinitie,
To the father,
And the sonne dere,
And to the ghost holy.
As hath ben aye,
And at this day.
Continueth as yet:
And shall be styll
with right good wyll
For euer so be it.
And at this day.
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And shall be styll
with right good wyll
For euer so be it.
Finis.
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