And Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
according to thy word"

And the angel departed from her.


MARY'S VISIT TO HER COUSIN.

And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with
haste, into a city of Judah; and entered into the house of Zacharias
and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was
filled with the Holy Spirit; and she lifted up her voice with a loud
cry, and said, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come unto me? For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came
into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she
that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which
have been spoken to her from the Lord."


MARY'S SONG.

And Mary said,

"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.