El rey de amor es mi pastor, Su amor es verdadero

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Author: H. W. Baker

Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest son of Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, born in London, May 27, 1821, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847. Taking Holy Orders in 1844, he became, in 1851, Vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire. This benefice he held to his death, on Monday, Feb. 12, 1877. He succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1851. Sir Henry's name is intimately associated with hymnody. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, "Oh! what if we are Christ's," which he contributed to Murray's Hymnal for the Use of the English Church, 1852. His hymns, including metrical litanies and translations, number in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 33 in all. These were cont… Go to person page >

Translator: Frieda M. Hoh

A longtime missionary in Puerto Rico, she translated Lutheran hymns into Spanish. Christopher Hoh, great nephew Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: El rey de amor es mi pastor, Su amor es verdadero
English Title: The king of love my shepherd is
Author: H. W. Baker
Translator: Frieda M. Hoh
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: Spanish
Copyright: Public Domain

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Himnos de la Iglesia #66

El Himnario Bautista de la Gracia #153

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