774

El Señor es mi luz (The Lord Is My Light)

Scripture References

774

El Señor es mi luz (The Lord Is My Light)

Additional Prayers

Light of the world, shine in our darkness.
Savior of the world, come into our hearts.
There is much we should fear if we faced this day alone.
But you, O Lord, are with us; thanks be to God! Amen.
— Psalms for All Seasons (http://www.psalmsforallseasons.org)

A Prayer of Acclamation
O God, so much of my life is shrouded,
but you are my light.
 
My understanding is dark,
but you are my light.
 
My motives are shadowed,
but you are my light
 
The way into my future is dim,
but you are my light, my help and salvation
through Jesus Christ. Amen.
— Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
774

El Señor es mi luz (The Lord Is My Light)

Tune Information

Name
EL SEÑOR ES MI LUZ
Key
G Major

Recordings

774

El Señor es mi luz (The Lord Is My Light)

Author Information

Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle (b. 1953) is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and chair of the Humanities Division at Brevard College (Brevard, NC). A teacher at heart and a theologian by training (with a Ph.D. from Emory University and an assortment of publications in pastoral theology), she began writing hymn texts in 1999. Since that time, she has won a number of international hymnwriting competitions. GIA Publications, Inc. has published two single-author collections of her hymns (Joy and Wonder, Love and Longing in 2002, and In Wind and Wonder in 2007), as well as anthems written in collaboration with composers like William Rowan, Sally Morris, and others. Her texts and translations are included in publications from numerous denominations, including Roman Catholic, Mennonite, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Episcopalian, United Church of Canada, and Church of Scotland. She served as President of The Hymn Society and was chair of the committee that prepared Glory to God, the 2013 hymnal for the Presbyterian Church USA.
— GIA Publications, Inc. (http://www.giamusic.com)

Composer Information

This tune was written by Alberto Taulé, a Roman Catholic priest and musician from the culturally distinctive and semi-authonomous Catalunya region of northeastern Spain.

Gerhard Cartford (b. Madagascar, 1923) was educated in the United States and became an influential Lutheran church musician, writer, and professor of music and liturgics (Texas Lutheran College and Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota). As a Fulbright scholar he studied folk music and hymnody and lived for many years in South America.

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