The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-22

the word spoken to her from the LORD
shall be fulfilled"
Mary's Hymn of Praise
Then Mary said:
MY soul extols the Lord,
And my spirit triumphs in God my
Saviour;
Because He has not turned from His
mafdservant in her lOwly position;
For from this time forward all
generations will account me happy.
Because the mighty One has done
great things for me
Holy is His name!-
And His compassion is. generation
after generation.
Upon those who fear Him.
He has manifested His supreme
ne has scattered those who were
naughty in the thoughts of their
hearts.
He has cast monarchs down from
And exalted men of low estate.
The hungry He has satisfied with
choice gifts.
handed away.
His servant Israel He has helped.
Remembering His compassion
In fuIfilment of His promises TO our
forefathers-
For Abraham and his -posterity for
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth
about three months, and then returned
home
The Birth of John the Baptist
Now when Elizabeth's full time was
come. she gave birth TO a son; and
her neighbours and relatives heard
how the Lord had had great
compassion on her; and they rejoiced
with her. And on the eighth day they
came to circumcise the chfid, ana We're
going to call him Zechariah, after his
father.
His mother. however, said,
mo, he is to be called John
There is not one of your family,
they said. who has that name"
They asked his father by signs what
he wished him to be called so he
asked for a writing-tablet. and wrote.
His name is John"
And they all wondered. instantly
his mouth and his tongue were set
free, and he began to speak and bless
God And all who lived round about
them were filled with awe. and
throughout the hill country of Judaea
reports of an these things were spread
abroad All who heard the story
treasured it IN their memories
What then will this child beg"
For the Lords hand was indeed
with him.
And Zechariah his father was filled
with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a
rapture of praise.
Zechariah's Hymn of Praise
Blessed be tn Lord, the God of
Israeli he said,
Because He has not forgotten His
people but has effected
redemption for them.
And has raised up a mighty
Deliverer for us
In the house of David His servant
As He has spoken from all time by
the lips of His holy Prophets
To deliver US from our foes and
from the power of all who hate
He dealt pitifully with our fore
fathers,
| And remembered His holy covenant,
The oath which He swore to
Abraham our forefather,
| To grant us to be rescued from the
| power of our foes
And so render worship to Him free
from fear
In piety and uprightneSs before Him
all our days
| And YOU moreover. o child, shall be
called Prophet of the Most High;
For you shall go on in front before
the Lord to prepare the way for
Him,
To give to His People knowledge
of salvation
In the forgiveness Of their sins.
Through the ter r compassion OF
our God,
Through which the daybreak from
on high will come to us.
Dawning on those who now dwell
in the darkness and shadow OF
death
To direct our feet into the path of
peace"
And the child grew and became
s~rong in character, and lived in the
desert till the time came for him to
appear publicly to Israel,
CTo Be Continued.)