1 En buena hora vengas, espléndido sol,
La esfera llenando de luz y calor;
Del Dios que te envía benéfico don,
Publica la gloria, potencia y amor.
2 Señor bondadoso, tu gracia me dio
Gozar de este día el grato esplendor;
Acepta propicio por tanto favor
Los puros afectos de mi corazón.
3 Haz, Padre benigno, que en toda ocasión
Mi férvido anhelo se cifre en tu amor,
Y a Ti se consagre, y sea en tu honor
Entera mi vida, pues eres mi Dios.
Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars was born in Benisa, Spain, April 23, 1837. He attended seminary in Valencia, studying Hebrew and Greek, and was ordained as a priest. He fled to Gibraltar in 1863 due to religious persecution where he abandoned Catholicism. He worked as a teacher and as a translator. One of the works he translated was E.H. Brown's work on the thirty-nine articles of the Anglican Church, which was his introduction to Protestantism. He was a leader of a Spanish Reformed Church in Gibraltar. He continued as a leader in this church when he returned to Spain after the government of Isabel II fell, but continued to face legal difficulties. He then organized the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and was consecrated as bishop in 1894. He… Go to person page >
Display Title: En buena hora vengasFirst Line: En buena hora vengasTune Title: LYONSAuthor: Juan Baustista Cabrera, 1837-1916Scripture: Psalm 92:1-5Date: 2021Subject: Mañana |
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