And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
—Luke 1:26-38

Rejoice, O greatly troubled,
uncertain and afraid:
Though mountains shake to rubble,
the Lord is on his way.

Rejoice through every sadness,
O highly favored one:
Though oceans rise in anguish,
yet you shall bear a son.

Now you both trust and tremble
and ask how this can be;
though David's throne stands empty,
his son shall set you free.

Recall the prophets' tellings:
Rejoice amid your fear,
for God comes to his dwelling
and even now draws near.

Rejoice in what was promised;
remember what was done.
The Lord has not forgotten,
and mercy still shall come.

Though now you sit in darkness,
for joy you shall yet sing:
This shadow now upon you
is God the Most High's wings.

Annunciation by Armenian manuscript illuminator Toros Roslin, 13th century By uploader Koperczak (talk) 08:52, 26 March 2009 (UTC), Toros Roslin – Miniatures Armeniennes, Ayastan, Erevan 1967, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6341938