CAMACUÁ

Composer: Pablo D. Sosa

Pablo Sosa (b. 1933 - d. 2020) grew up and was educated in Argentina, the U.S. (Westminster Choir College), and Germany. For years he pastored a large Methodist congregation in Buenos Aires, Argentina while composing songs, leading choirs, editing hymnals, producing religious broadcasts, and teaching liturgy and hymnology at a seminary. Meanwhile, life in Argentina pushed him to question his assumptions about what’s best for congregational singing. During Argentina’s “dirty war,” two young women from his church were disappeared, possibly for working among the poor. As Catholic and Protestant churches hesitated whether to speak out, remain silent, or support the government, many people lost faith. Economic meltdown after the war… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CAMACUÁ
Composer: Pablo D. Sosa
Meter: 10.10.10.4
Incipit: 12321 76175 12321
Key: f minor
Copyright: © Pablo Sosa

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 14 of 14)

El Himnario #338

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El Himnario Presbiteriano #338

Gather (3rd ed.) #957

Himnos de Vida y Luz #58

Hinário para o Culto Cristão #280

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Libro de Liturgia y Cántico #441

More Voices #76

Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #782

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #756

Santo, Santo, Santo #134

Sing a New Creation #143

The Book of Praise #199

The New Century Hymnal #544

Worship (4th ed.) #959

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