Nunca, Dios Mío

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1 Nunca, Dios mío, cesará mi labio
de bendecirte, de cantar tu gloria;
porque conservo de tu amor inmenso
grata memoria.

2 Cuando perdido en mundanal sendero
no me cercaba sino niebla oscura;
tú me miraste, y alumbróme un rayo
de tu luz pura.

3 Cuando los dones malgasté a porfía,
con que a mi alma pródigo adornaste.
"Padre, he pecado," con dolor te dije,
Y me abrazaste.

4 Cuando en mis propios méritos confiaba,
nunca mi pecho con amor latía;
hoy de amor late, porque en tus bondades
sólo confía.

5 Oh, nunca, nunca, cesará mi labio
de bendecirte, de cantar tu gloria;
porque conservo de tu amor inmenso
grata memoria.

Source: El Himnario Presbiteriano #126

Author: Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars

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 >

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First Line: Nunca, Dios mío, cesará mi labio
Title: Nunca, Dios Mío
Author: Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars
Meter: 11.11.11.5
Place of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Copyright: Public Domain

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Cáliz de Bendiciones #36

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Celebremos Su Gloria #104

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El Himnario #126

El Himnario Bautista de la Gracia #7

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El Himnario Presbiteriano #126

Himnos de la Iglesia #29

Mil Voces para Celebrar #36

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The Cyber Hymnal #13800

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Toda La Iglesia Canta #141

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