Benedictus for Matthias the Apostle
You did not choose me but I chose you
and I appointed you to go out and bear fruit, the fruit that shall last. Alleluia.
1 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, •
who has come to his people and set them free.
2 He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour, •
born of the house of his servant David.
3 Through his holy prophets God promised of old •
to save us from our enemies, from the hands of all that hate us,
4 To show mercy to our ancestors, •
and to remember his holy covenant.
5 This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham: •
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6 Free to worship him without fear, •
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
7 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, •
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8 To give his people knowledge of salvation •
by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9 In the tender compassion of our God •
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10 To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, •
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
You did not choose me but I chose you
and I appointed you to go out and bear fruit, the fruit that shall last. Alleluia.
and I appointed you to go out and bear fruit, the fruit that shall last. Alleluia.
1 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, •
who has come to his people and set them free.
2 He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour, •
born of the house of his servant David.
3 Through his holy prophets God promised of old •
to save us from our enemies, from the hands of all that hate us,
4 To show mercy to our ancestors, •
and to remember his holy covenant.
5 This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham: •
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6 Free to worship him without fear, •
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
7 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, •
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8 To give his people knowledge of salvation •
by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9 In the tender compassion of our God •
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10 To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, •
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
You did not choose me but I chose you
and I appointed you to go out and bear fruit, the fruit that shall last. Alleluia.
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