Published on
April 6, 2020
Video length
1 mins
Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs of lament and hope, 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 that lament and bring hope and are all based on Psalms. 

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

 

1. "Me alegré con los que me decián / I Was Glad When They said to Me"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #397

Text: Psalm 122:1-2, Carlos Colón
Tune: Carlos Colón
© 2011, GIA Publciations, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

 

2. "A River Flows through Babylon / En Babilonia hay ríos"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #372

Text: Adam M. L. Tice; tr. by María Eugenia Cornou and Carlos Colón
Tune: Carlos Colón
© 2019, GIA Publciations, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

 

3. "Al Señor clamé / I Am Crying Out to God"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #591

Text: Based on Psalm 120 and 121; Carlos Colón; tr. by Greg Scheer; alt. by Martin Tel
Tune: Carlos Colón
© 2019, GIA Publciations, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

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