Published on
December 7, 2020
Video length
2 min
Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs for Christmas, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

This series contains songs that can all be found in the hymnal, Santo, santo, santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, Inc., 2019). Carlos Colón served as a consultant, translator, and arranger for this hymnal. The following three songs are songs for Christmas.

Learn more about Santo, santo, santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.

 

1. "Venid, pastores / Come, All You Shepherds"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 91

Text: Traditional Puerto Rican; tr. by Mary Louise Bringle © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc.
Tune: Villancio Puerto Rican; arr. by Robert C. Savage © 1960 New Spring Publishing, Inc., admin. CapitolCMGPublishing.com
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 

2. "Of the Father's Love Begotten / Fruto del amor divino"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 81

Text: Corde natus ex Parentis; Aurelius Prudentius; English tr. John M. Neale and Henry W. Baker, alt.; Spanish tr. sts. 1, 3, 4 by Federico J. Pagura © 1962; sts. 2, 5 by Skinner Chávez-Melo, © Estate of Skinner Chávez-Melo
Tune: 12th c. mode V; arr. Paul G. Bunjes © 1982, Concordia Publishing House
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 

3. "Noche anunciada / Night Long-Awaited"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 85

Text: Félix Luna ©; tr. by Adam M.L. Tice © 2019, Félix Luna
Tune: Ariel Ramírez ©; arr. by Carlos Colón © Ariel Ramírez
Used by permission. All rights reserved. 

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