O Daystar - Vespers Antiphon 21 December

note - this antiphon is sung
on the "darkest" day of the year
in the Northern Hemisphere.

O Daystar, (O Oriens) splendor of eternal light and Sun of Justice, O come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.


BIBLICAL SOURCES:
Isaiah 9:2
Isaiah 60:1-2
Malachi 4:2
Micah 3:20