Roman Mass Propers: Introit "Rorate Caeli"

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Tue, 2010/12/14 - 4:53pm
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ID: 
1569
This is part of: 
Roman Mass Propers: Temporal Cycle: 4th Sunday of Advent
Original Source
Official Liturgical Book: 
Graduale Romanum
Proprium de Tempore
Dominica IV. Adventus
Can be Found in
Book: 
Liber Usualis 1961 ed.
Page: 
353
Book: 
Graduale Romanum (Desclee 1961 ed.)
Page: 
21
Composition Date: 
Unknown
Composer: 
Unknown
Arrangers / Editors: 
Institute of Christ the King
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Holy Mass
Propers
Antiphon ad Introitum
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Dominica Quarta Adventus
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Sunday
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
3 min
Composition Type: 
Antiphonum ad Introitum
Texture: 
Monophonic
Voices: 
Unison
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Gregorian
Gregorian Tone: 
1.
Lyrics: 

Rotate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum: aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. Ps. Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei: et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum.

Translated Lyrics: 

Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Saviour. Ps. The heavens show forth the glory of God:  and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.