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Philip W. Blycker

Short Name: Philip W. Blycker
Full Name: Blycker, Philip W. (Philip Walter), 1939-2023
Birth Year: 1939
Death Year: 2023

See also Felipe Blycker J.
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Philip W. Blycker (b. 1939) is a song writer from Texas who with his wife served as missionaries in Venezuela. They were a major force behind an outpouring of traditional hymn texts written to Latin American music. He joined Camino Global in 1966 and in 1989 became the Music Editor of the Spanish hymnal, Celebremos Su Gloria. He contributed more than a dozen songs to Mil Voces, the Spanish language hymnal of the United Methodist Church. In 2004 they joined the music faculty of the Rio Grande Bible Institute of Edinburg, Texas, on the Mexican border.

Sing! A New Creation

Philip Blycker, born on March 22, 1939, died on June 11, 2023. A life member of The Hymn Society, Dr. Blycker composed more than 170 Scripture songs in Spanish and about 100 in English. He was also the music editor of the hymnal Celebremos Su Gloria. He taught music for 25 years at the Central American Theological Seminary in Guatemala City, for 15 years at the Puebla Bible Seminary in Puebla, Mexico, and 15 years at the Rio Grande Bible Seminary in Edinburg, Texas.

The Hymn Society, The Stanza, July 2023


Texts by Philip W. Blycker (22)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Al Padre alabad, al Hijo load (¡Shalom javerim! ¡Shalom javerim!)Philip W. Blycker (Translator)Spanish2
Ante nuestro Padre DiosPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Buscad primeramente el Reino de Dios Philip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Cantad al Señor un cántico nuevo (Anonymous)Felipe Blycker J. (arr.)Spanish2
Cantadle a una vozPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Clama a mí, clama a míPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Con Jesús un día me encontréPhilip W. Blycker (Author (st. 3))Spanish2
Cristo nuestra ofrenda esPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Cristo su preciosa sangreFelipe Blycker J. (Author (es. 3))Spanish1
Dios ordenó la familiaFelipe Blycker J. (Author)Spanish2
El es la imagen del Dios invisibleFelipe Blycker J. (Author)Spanish2
El Rey pera, buscando otra reinaPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
En un aposento altoF. Blycker J. (Author (coro #2))Spanish1
Esdras preparó su corazónPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
¡Gloria al Todopoderoso, el Autor de salvación!Felipe Blycker J. (Author)Spanish2
Holy Spirit, the dove sent from heaven (Santo Espíritu, excelsa paloma)Philip W. Blycker (Author)English, Spanish4
Nació entre ídolos Rut en MoabFelipe Blycker J. (Author)Spanish2
Nadie sabe la horaPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Santo Espíritu, excelsa palomaPhilip W. Blycker, b. 1939 (Author)Spanish12
Todos recibieron sus talentos del SeñorPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish2
Tu palabra es mi cánticoPhilip W. Blycker (Author)Spanish5
Yo te sirvo porque te amoPhilip W. Blycker (Author (st. 2))Spanish2

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