Monday, December 24, 2018

Canticle of Zacharias - Carlo Gesualdo



Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

2 comments:

  1. BTW -- you do know that Gesualdo killed more people than Phil Spector and got away with it, right?
    :-)

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    1. I don't know how many people Phil Spector killed and neither do you. For that matter, I don't know how many people Carlo Gesualdo might have killed, either.

      I'd say what's your point but, as always, the only point you've got is the one on your head, not in it.

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