Published on
October 1, 2020
Video length
2 mins
Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs of thanksgiving, 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 of thanksgiving.

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

 

1. "Aramos nuestros campos / We Plow the Fields and Scatter"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 488

Text: Matthias Claudiaus, 1740-1815; tr. to Spanish by Ernesto Barocio, 1866-1948; tr. to English by Jane M. Campbell, 1817-1878, alt.
Tune: Luis A. Olivieri © 1989, Abingdon Press, admin. Music Services
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 

2. "Thank You, Lord / Gracias, Dios"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 496

Text: Traditional; tr. by María Eugenia Cornou © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc.
Tune: African American spiritual; arr. by Stephen Key © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 

3. "Gracias por el amor / Thank You for Sending Love"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God # 484

Text: Anonymous; tr. by Mary Louise Bringle © 2005 GIA Publications, Inc.
Tune: Martin G. Schneider © Bosworth & Co., Ltd.; arr. by Ronald F. Krisman © 2005 GIA Publications, Inc.
Used by permission. All rights reserved. 

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