El pan de vida soy

Translator: J. Pablo Simon

Used pseudonyms G Paul S., J. Paul Simon, and J. Pablo Símon  Go to person page >

Translator: L. M. Roberts

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Author: Mary A. Lathbury

Lathbury, Mary Ann, was born in Manchester, Ontario County, New York, Aug. 10, 1841. Miss Lathbury writes somewhat extensively for the American religious periodical press, and is well and favourably known (see the Century Magazine, Jan., 1885, p. 342). Of her hymns which have come into common use we have:— 1. Break Thou the bread of life. Communion with God. A "Study Song" for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, written in the summer of 1880. It is in Horder's (Eng.) Congregational Hymns, 1884. 2. Day is dying in the west. Evening. "Written at the request of the Rev. John H. Vincent, D.D., in the summer of 1880. It was a "Vesper Song," and has been frequently used in the responsive services of the Chautauqua Literary and Sc… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: "El pan de vida soy"
Title: El pan de vida soy
English Title: Break thou the bread of life
Translator: J. Pablo Simon
Translator: L. M. Roberts
Author: Mary A. Lathbury
Language: Spanish
Copyright: Property of J. Pablo Simon and L. M. Roberts

Tune

[Break Thou the bread of life] (Sherwin)

William F. Sherwin (PHH 8) composed BREAD OF LIFE in 1877 for the stanzas by Lathbury when he was the music director for the Chautauqua Institution. A good fit for the hymn text, BREAD OF LIFE is a quiet tune, meditative in tone but with a fine climax in its final phrase. Sing this tune in harmony a…

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Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #581

Praise y Adoración #107b

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