Published on
May 20, 2020
Video length
2 mins
Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs of celebration, 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 Easter and Pentecost.

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

 

1. "Dios es nuestro amparo / God Will Be Our Refuge"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #290

Text: Psalm 46; tr. by Mary Louise Bringle © 2011 GIA Publications, Inc.
Tune: traditional; arr. by Ronald Krisman © 2011 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

 

2. "No hay un saludo más lindo / There's No More Beautiful Greeting"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 404

Text: Anonymous from Puerto Rico; tr. by Carlos Colón © 2016 GIA Publications, Inc.
Tune:  Anonymous from Puerto Rico; arr. by Carlos Colón © 2016 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

 

3. "Te alabarán, oh Jehová / There's Not a King on This Earth"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 444

Text: Psalm 138:4-6; tr. by John Thornberg © 2012 General Board of Global Ministries
Tune: Pentecostal chorus from the hipanic Caribbean; arr. Carlos Colón © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

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