Luke 1:67-80 - The Praise And Prophecy Of Zechariah
67 And Zechariah his father was filled with the holy Spirit; he prophesied in these words,
68 "Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, for he has cared for his people and wrought them redemption; 69 he has raised up a strong saviour for us in the house of his servant David 70 as he promised of old by the lips of his prophets 71 to save us from our foes and from the hand of all who hate us, 72 to deal mercifully with our fathers and to be mindful of his holy covenant, 73 of the oath he swore to Abraham our father, 74 that freed from fear and from the hand of our foes we should worship him 75 in holiness and uprightness all our days within his presence. 76 And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready, 77 to bring his people the knowledge of salvation through the remission of their sins 78 by the tender mercy of our God, who will make the Dawn visit us from on high, 79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our steps into the way of peace."
80 And the child grew, he became strong in the Spirit and remained in the desert till the day when he made his appearance before Israel.