Songs to Sing
at Christmas
The BENEDICTUS
Luke 1:67-79
And his father Zacharias was filled with the
Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel.
For He has visited us
and accomplished redemption for His people.
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of David His servant—
As He spoke by the mouth
of His holy prophets from of old—
Salvation from our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us;
to show mercy toward our fathers,
and to remember His holy covenant,
the oath which He swore
to Abraham our father,
to grant us that we,
being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
might serve Him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness
Before Him all our days.
And you, child,
will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the LORD
to prepare His ways;
to give to His people
the knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, To
shine upon those who sit in darkness
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Luke 1:67-79 NASB
Old Testament References
Ps. 1-41; 42-72; 73-89;
90-106; 107-150
Zechariah’s Song
Luke 1:68
“Praise be to the Lord,
the God of Israel,
Praise be to the LORD, the
because
God of Israel…
Ps 41:13
He has come
Praise be to the LORD God,
and
the God of Israel, Ps 72:18
has redeemed His
Praise be to the LORD
people.”
forever!
Ps 89:52
Praise be to the LORD, the
God of Israel,… Ps 106:48
Old Testament References
Ps. 18:2
The LORD
is my rock,
my fortress
and my deliverer;
my God is my rock,
in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield
and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.”
Zechariah’s Song
Luke 1:69, 70
“He has raised up
a horn of salvation
for us
in the house
of His servant David.”
(as he said
through
his holy prophets of
long ago),
Old Testament References
Zechariah’s Song
Psalm 106:10
Luke 1:71
He saved them
from the hand of the foe;
from the hand of the enemy
He redeemed them.
“salvation
from our enemies
and
from the hand
of all who hate us.”
Old Testament References
Zechariah’s Song
Psalm 106:45-46
Luke 1:72
“for their sake
He remembered His covenant
and
out of His great love
He relented
“to show mercy
to our fathers
and
to remember
His holy covenant.
And you, child,
will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the LORD
to prepare His ways;
to give to His people
the knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, To
shine upon those who sit in darkness
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Luke 1:67-79 NASB
The Lord
The God of Israel
The Most High
Our God
Our fathers
Our father Abraham
His Servant David
His holy prophets
His people (Us)
Our enemies 2x
All who hate us
Principles to follow as we sing songs of praise to
God this Christmas (learned from Zechariah)
1) Saturate your mind and heart with Scripture.
2) Know Biblical history and learn to trace the
unfolding of God’s plan
Abraham – David – Prophets – John
3) Meditate deeply on the attributes of God
God of Intervention, Redemption, Salvation,
Mercy, Faithfulness, Deliverance
4) Allow God’s Spirit to fill you and speak under
His control