And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain;
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
SELECTION 34
THE NATIVITY
MAGNIFICAT
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid:
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
And his mercy is unto generations and generations on them that fear him.
He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
He hath put down princes from their thrones, and hath exalted them of low degree.
The hungry he hath filled with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He hath given help to Israel his servant, that he might remember mercy,
As he spake unto our fathers, toward Abraham and his seed for ever.
BENEDICTUS
BLESSED be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
