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El Señor es mi pastor (My Shepherd Is the LORD)
Hymn Information
- First Line
- El Señor es mi pastor (The LORD is my shepherd)
- Author
- Ricardo Villarreal (1975)
- Text Source
- Trans. <i>Psalter Hymnal</i>, 1987
- Tune Name
- PASTOR
- Composer
- Ricardo Villarreal (1975)
- Harmonizer
- Delbert Asay (1975)
- Topic
- Grateful Living · Jesus Christ: Shepherd/Good Shepherd
Copyright Information
- Text Copyright
- Trans. © 1987 Faith Alive Christian Resources
- Tune Copyright
- Public Domain
- Reprint/Projection Information
- Words: Permitted with a license from CCLI.com or from OneLicense.net. If you do not own one of these licenses, please contact the copyright holder for permission.
- Music: The Music is in the Public Domain; you do not need permission to project or reprint the Music.
Scripture References
Confessions and Statements of Faith References
Further Reflections on Confessions and Statements of Faith References
This song expresses trust in the faithfulness of God who will care for us as a shepherd faithfully cares for his sheep. Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 1, Question and Answer 1 says, “He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact all things must work together for my salvation.”
Additionally, Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 10, Question and Answer 28 says that the providence of God leads me to trust him fully, being “patient when things go against us, thankful when things go well, and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing in creation will separate us from his love.”
Belgic Confession, Article 13 is clear to testify that he “watches over us with fatherly care,” and “in this thought we rest, knowing that God holds in check the devils and all our enemies, who cannot hurt us, without divine permission and will.”
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El Señor es mi pastor (My Shepherd Is the LORD)
Introductory/Framing Text
Ricardo Villarreal composed the text and tune of this setting of Psalm 23, including only the first five (not all six) verses of Psalm 23 as well as a final doxology stanza. The Spanish text and music were published with a harmonization by Delbert Asay in an undated songbook (c. 1975) entitled Nuevas Canciones Cristianas (New Christian Songs), published by Centro de Musica de la Iglesia Evangelica Metodista in Uruguay. It was first published in the United States in Celebremos II, a collection of Hispanic songs with English translations provided by a task force of United Methodist Hispanic congregations.
The tune, PASTOR, consists of an antiphon (refrain) and stanzas of two identical lines that in themselves contain a phrase repeated at a lower pitch. The form of the tune exhibits similarities to the Bolivian mestizo huayno dance. Try singing the music antiphonally by dividing each stanza into either two or four segments and having everyone join in on the refrain.
—
Bert Polman
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El Señor es mi pastor (My Shepherd Is the LORD)
Tune Information
- Name
- PASTOR
- Key
- g minor
- Meter
- irregular
Recordings
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El Señor es mi pastor (My Shepherd Is the LORD)
Author and Composer Information
No information is available about Richard Villarreal, but he may have been known to Delbert A. Asay (20th c.), who served the United Methodist Church for many years as a music missionary in Uruguay and Mexico. Asay's songs and arrangements have appeared in several Hispanic songbooks, including Nuevas Canciones Cristianas, published in Uruguay (1975).
—
Bert Polman
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