Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

^(A)“My ^(B)soul ^(C)magnifies the Lord,
^{47     (D)}and my ^(E)spirit rejoices in ^(F)God my Saviour,
⁴⁸ for ^(G)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations ^(H)will call me blessed;
⁴⁹ for ^(I)he who is mighty ^(J)has done great things for me,
    and ^(K)holy is his name.
⁵⁰ And ^(L)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.
^51 (M)He has shown strength with his arm;
    ^(N)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
^52 (O)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    ^(P)and exalted those of humble estate;
⁵³ he has filled ^(Q)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich ^(R)he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴ He has ^(S)helped ^(T)his servant Israel,
    ^(U)in remembrance of his mercy,
^55 (V)as he spoke to our fathers,
    ^(W)to Abraham and to his offspring for ever.”

60 ^(A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and ^(B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
² For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will be seen upon you.
^3 (C)And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your rising.
^4 (D)Lift up your eyes all round, and see;
    they all gather together, they come to you;
^(E)your sons shall come from afar,
    and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
⁵ Then you shall see and ^(F)be radiant;
    your heart shall thrill and exult,^[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
    ^(G)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
⁶ A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young camels of ^(H)Midian and ^(I)Ephah;
    all those from ^(J)Sheba shall come.
^(K)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
    and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.

^68 (C)“Blessed be the Lord ^(D)God of Israel,
    for he has ^(E)visited and ^(F)redeemed his people
⁶⁹ and ^(G)has raised up ^(H)a horn of salvation for us
    ^(I)in the house of his servant David,
^70 (J)as ^(K)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
^71 (L)that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us;
^72 (M)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
    and ^(N)to remember his holy ^(O)covenant,
^73 (P)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
⁷⁴     that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him ^(Q)without fear,
^{75     (R)}in holiness and righteousness before him ^(S)all our days.
⁷⁶ And you, child, will be called ^(T)the prophet of ^(U)the Most High;
    for ^(V)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
⁷⁷ to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    ^(W)in the forgiveness of their sins,
⁷⁸ because of the ^(X)tender mercy of our God,
    whereby ^(Y)the sunrise shall ^(Z)visit us^{[a] (AA)}from on high
⁷⁹ to ^(AB)give light to ^(AC)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into ^(AD)the way of ^(AE)peace.”