[Intro]

[chorus]

“Praise the Lord!

the God of Israel!

because he has visited

and redeemed his people.

“Praise the Lord!

the God of Israel!

God has sent us

a mighty Savior

from the royal line

of his servant David,

just as he promised

through his holy prophets

He will give light to those

who sit in the shadow of death,

and He will guide us

to the path

of joy and peace.”

[verse]

Now we will be saved

from our enemies

and from all who hate us.

He has been merciful

to our ancestors

by remembering

his sacred covenant—

the covenant he swore

with an oath

to our ancestor Abraham.

[chorus]

“Praise the Lord!

the God of Israel!

God has sent us

a mighty Savior

from the royal line

of his servant David,

just as he promised

through his holy prophets

He will give light to those

who sit in the shadow of death,

and He will guide us

to the path

of joy and peace.”

[verse]

We have been rescued

from our enemies

so we can serve God

without fear,

in holiness and righteousness

for as long as we live.

[chorus]

“Praise the Lord!

the God of Israel!

God has sent us

a mighty Savior

from the royal line

of his servant David,

just as he promised

through his holy prophets

He will give light to those

who sit in the shadow of death,

and He will guide us

to the path

of joy and peace.”

[verse]

“And you, my little son,

will be called

the prophet of the Most High,

because you will prepare

the way for the Lord.

You will tell his people

how to find salvation

through forgiveness

of their sins.

[chorus]

“Praise the Lord!

the God of Israel!

God has sent us

a mighty Savior

from the royal line

of his servant David,

just as he promised

through his holy prophets

He will give light to those

who sit in the shadow of death,

and He will guide us

to the path of joy and peace.”

[bridge]

Because of God’s tender mercy,

the morning light

from heaven

is about to break upon us,

to give light to those

who sit in darkness

and in the shadow of death,

and to guide us

to the path of peace.

[chorus]

“Praise the Lord!

the God of Israel!

God has sent us

a mighty Savior

from the royal line

of his servant David,

just as he promised

through his holy prophets

He will give light to those

who sit in the shadow of death,

and He will guide us

to the path

of joy and peace.”