And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old,
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
To show mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, to grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies
Should serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High:
For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people in the remission of their sins,
Because of the tender mercy of our God,
Whereby the day spring from on high shall visit us,
To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death;
To guide our feet into the way of peace.
SELECTION 35
THE GLORY OF THE CROSS
Romans v
BEING therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand;
And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die:
For peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die.
