The Lord Is My Light

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, To dwell in his house forever (Una cosa pido al Señor)

Author: Alberto Taulé; Translator: Lorraine Florindez; Translator: Jon D. Vieker
Tune: EL SEÑOR ES MI LUZ (Taulé)
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Author: Alberto Taulé

Alberto Taulé (b. Barcelona, Spain, 1932; d. March 24, 2007), a Roman Catholic priest and musician from the culturally distinctive and semi-autonomous Catalunya region of northeastern Spain. Sing! A New Creation Go to person page >

Translator: Lorraine Florindez

Lorraine A. Wiggan Florindez was born on March 11, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest of three daughters, offspring of Lucenia Rivetta Ulett and Edward Wiggan, Jamaican immigrants. A child prodigy on the piano, Lorraine began formal piano lessons at the age of seven and gave her first formal piano recital at age eleven, an event written up in the newspaper, The Chicago Defender. She served as church organist for St. James Lutheran, Chicago, at the age of fourteen. A student of Corpus Christie Catholic School, Francis Willard Elementary, and DeSable High School, Lorraine played oboe and French horn in her high school concert band, which frequently featured vibraphonist, Lionel Hampton. A voracious learner, Lorraine skipped two grades and… Go to person page >

Translator: Jon D. Vieker

The Reverend Jon D. Vieker; asst. pastor, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Union Lake, Mich. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There is one thing I ask of the Lord, To dwell in his house forever (Una cosa pido al Señor)
Title: The Lord Is My Light
Author: Alberto Taulé
Translator: Lorraine Florindez
Translator: Jon D. Vieker
Meter: Irregular
Language: English; Spanish
Refrain First Line: The Lord is my light and my salvation (El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación)
Copyright: Spanish text © 1982 Alberto Taulé ; admin. OCP Publications; English text © 2006 Concordia Publishing House

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