Este templo dedicamos

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1 Este templo dedicamos
a tu gloria, oh Señor,
Para el culto de tus hijos
que te sirven con amor.
De las manos es hechura,
expresión de nuestra fe;
Es tributo que te ofrendan
los creyentes, Padre fiel.

2 Por tu gracia, Dios eterno,
gran artífice y Señor,
Esta ofrenda hoy bendice
con tu Espíritu de amor.
Este templo dedicamos
a tu gloria, oh Señor,
Para el culto de tus hijos
que te sirven con amor.

Source: Celebremos Su Gloria #623

Author: Isabel G. V. de Rodríguez

Isabel González Vásquez de Rodríguez, 1894-1975, worked along side her husband, who was a pastor in Uruguay and Argentina. She was an educator and speaker, helped establish women's societies in the churches they served, advocated for homeschooling, and fought against alcoholism and other vices. She wrote some books and several hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from Celebremos Su Gloria (Cúcata, Colombia: Libros Alianza, 1992, p. 586 Go to person page >

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First Line: Este templo dedicamos a tu gloria
Title: Este templo dedicamos
Author: Isabel G. V. de Rodríguez (1958)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Place of Origin: Uruguay
Language: Spanish
Copyright: © Isabel G. V. de Rodríguez

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MERTON (Monk)

William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) composed MERTON and published it in The Parish Choir (1850). The tune has been associated with this text since the 1861 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern. The tune's title is thought to refer to Walter de Merton, founder of Mert…

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[Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney)


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