4th Sunday of Advent: Entrance Antiphon
Isaiah 45:8
Drop down dew from above, you heavens,
and let the clouds rain down the Just One;
let the earth be opened and bring forth a Savior.
(Isaiah 45:8)
Verse 1:
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
(Psalm 19:2)
Verse 2:
Day unto day breathes forth a word,
and night unto night imparts the knowledge.
(Psalm 19:3)
Verse 3:
There he has placed a tent for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent.
(Psalm 19:6)
Verse 4:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
(Gloria Patri)