Published on
April 13, 2020
Video length
3 mins

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs for Easter and Pentecost, 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. "Él es Señor / Oh, He Is Lord"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #653

Text: Based on Philippians 2:10-11; Carlos Colón
Tune: Carlos Colón
© 2013, GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

 

2. "Cordero que bajaste del cielo / Cordero, Lamb of God Who Descended"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #159

Text: Latin America; adapted by Carlos Colón; tr. by Adam M. L. Tice © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc.
Tune: Melody from Latin America; Carlos Colón © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

 

3. "Si el Espíritu de Dios / When the Spirit of the Lord"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #27

Text: Traditional
Tune: Traditional; arr. by Carlos Colón © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

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