Glory to God ‎#747

747. The Lord Now Sends Us Forth (Enviado soy de Dios)

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Text Information

• First Line: The Lord now sends us forth with hands to serve and give (Enviado soy de Dios, mi mano lista está)
• Title: The Lord Now Sends Us Forth (Enviado soy de Dios)
• Spanish Title: Enviado soy de Dios
• Author: José Aguiar (20th cent.)
• Translator (English): Gerhard M. Cartford (1998)
• Meter: 12.12.12.12.12.12
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Amos 7:7-15
  ;
  Matthew 6:10
  ;
  Matthew 28:18-20
  ;
  Mark 6:1-13
  ;
  Mark 16:15-17
  ;
  Romans 12:1-8
  ;
  1 Corinthians 12
  ;
  Ephesians 5:15-16
  ;
  Philippians 2:13-16
• Topic: Discipleship and Mission; Sending; Service
• Copyright: English Trans. © 1998 Augsburg Fortress

Tune Information

• Name: ENVIADO
• Composer: Pedro Infante (20th cent.)
• Meter: 12.12.12.12.12.12
• Key: e minor
• Source: Arr. Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 2006
• Copyright: Arr. © 2003 Augsburg Fortress

Text Information:

This text by a Cuban Pentecostal pastor is plural here in English and singular in the original Spanish version; singing both languages helps to show how the call to action in the world is both corporate and individual. The minor tune suggests the resolve needed to do God’s work.