1 Dios de la vida siempre confiamos sólo en ti;
en el pasado, vemos que tu mano siempre obró.
Con cada di nuevo al madrugar,
nos das tus dones que no han de faltar.
2 Dios del pasado, con nosotros vive hoy aquí;
guíanos hacia el celestial Canaán, Dios, nuestra luz.
La oscuridad ha de brillar cual luz,
y nuestros sueños realidad serán.
3 Dios del futuro, que no conocemos, Guíanos.
Aunque seamos fuertes, no nos dejes, oh Señor.
Sé Tú de cada día nuestro pan;
y nuestro hogar, la vida al terminar.
Hugh Thomson Kerr (1872-1950)
Born: February 11, 1872, Elora, Canada.
Died: June 27, 1950, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kerr attended the University of Toronto and Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ordained a Presbyterian minister, he pastored in Kansas and Illinois, and at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh (1913-1946). A pioneer in religious broadcasting, his 1922 Christmas Day sermon was broadcast to the North and South Poles by radio station KDKA. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Pres… Go to person page >
Translator: George F. Lockwood
Rev. George Lockwood was born in 1946 and has been a missionary to Costa Rica. He has pastored Spanish-speaking congregations in both Arizona and California and served on the editorial committee for the Methodist hymnal supplement Celebremos II. In addition, Lockwood has traveled throughout Central and South America interviewing church musicians and gathering new hymns from both Spanish and Portuguese cultures which he then presents at conferences and workshops.
The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 Go to person page >
Display Title: Dios de la vidaFirst Line: Dios de la vida, siempre confiamosAuthor: George F. Lockwood, b. 1946; Hugh Thomson Kerr, 1872-1950Date: 2016Subject: Dios | ; God |
Display Title: Dios de la vidaFirst Line: Dios de la vida siempre confiamosTune Title: SANDONAuthor: George Lockwood; Hugh Thomson KerrMeter: 10.4.10.4.10.10Scripture: Psalm 139Date: 1998Subject: Confianza | ; Dios | Creador; Dios | Su Alabanza; Dios | Su Naturaleza y Alabanza; God | Creator; God | His Praise; Trust |
Display Title: Dios de la vidaFirst Line: Dios de la vida siempre confiamosTune Title: SANDONAuthor: George Lockwood; Hugh Thomson KerrMeter: 10.4.10.4.10.10Scripture: Psalm 139Date: 1999Subject: Confianza | ; Dios | Creador; Dios | Su Alabanza; Dios | Su Naturaleza y Alabanza