Published on
August 27, 2021
Video length
2 mins

Gerardo Oberman demonstrates and talks about five songs as part of the CICW series "Songs from the hymnal 'Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God.'"

1. "El niño ha nacido / Underneath a Lean-to"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #87

Words: José María Santini; tr. by S T Kimbrough, Jr. 
Music: José María Santini 
© José María Santini 
Used by permission.

2. "El Señor ya viene / Oh, the Lord Is Coming"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #348

Words and Music: Creación colectiva taller Red Create; tr. and arr. by Greg Scheer 
© 2005, tr. and arr. © 2019 Red Crearte 
Used by permission

 

3. "Gloria / Glory"

Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God #100

Words: Based on Luke 2:14; Pablo D. Sosa 
Music: Pablo D. Sosa 
© 1989 GIA Publications, Inc. 
All rights reserved. OneLicense.net A-703303

4. "Go to Dark Gethsemane / De noche en Getsemaní"

"Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God" #171

Words: Text Montgomery, 1771-1854; tr. by Gerardo Oberman © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc. 
Music: Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 
Used by permission.

5. "Kwake Yesu nasimama / Here on Jesus Christ I Will Stand / Cristo es la luz de mi ser"

"Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God" #351

Words: Kenyan traditional © 2007 East Africa Annual Conference, admin. 
General Board of Global ministries; Spanish tr. Gerardo Oberman © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc. 
Music: Kenyan traditional; adapt. and arr. by Greg Scheer © 2019
All rights reserved. OneLicense.net A-703303
 

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