Nítido rayo por Cristo

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Author: Nellie Talbot

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Translator: Speros Demetrios Athans

Speros Demetrios Athans was born 1883 in Turkey. Raised in the Greek Or­tho­dox Church, Ath­ans left home at age 15, af­ter his fa­ther’s death. He spent two years on the is­land of Cor­fu, Greece, and two more in Egypt, then went to Great Bri­tain, where he worked as a sail­or. In 1903 he went to Am­er­i­ca, and dur­ing im­mi­gra­tion pro­cess­ing, some­one gave him a New Tes­ta­ment in Greek. A year lat­er, he joined a Naz­a­rene church in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. He then en­rolled in a Bi­ble school and un­i­ver­si­ty. While in school in Ca­li­for­nia, he be­gan to stu­dy Span­ish and to work with the La­ti­no com­mu­ni­ty. In 1910 he de­cid­ed to work in ev­an­gel­ism. In 1931, he joined… Go to person page >

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First Line: Nítido rayo por Cristo
English Title: Jesus wants me for a sunbeam
Author: Nellie Talbot
Translator: Speros Demetrios Athans
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language: Spanish
Refrain First Line: Un nítido rayo
Copyright: Spanish Poem Copyright by S. D. Athans. Assigned to the Rodeheaver Company, Used by Permission.

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