The Benedictus. [Luke i: 68.] (After the New Testament lesson in the morning service.) Blessed be the Lord God of Isra- | el: For He hath visited | and re- | deemed His people, As He spake by the mouth of His | holy prophets, To perform the mercy promised | to our | fathers, The oath which He sware to our Father | Abra- | ham. That we being delivered from the hand of our | ene- | mies, In holiness and righteous- | ness, See also the Gregorian Tones, Nos. 772-735. Amen. |