Cerca de Ti, Señor

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1 Cerca de ti, Señor, quiero estar.
Tu grande y tierno amor quiero gozar.
Llena mi pobre ser, limpia mi corazón;
hazme tu rostro ver en la aflicción.

2 Pasos inciertos doy, el sol se va;
mas si contigo estoy no temo ya.
Himnos de gratitud alegre cantaré,
y fiel a ti, Señor, siempre seré.

3 Día feliz veré creyendo en ti,
en que yo habitaré cerca de ti.
Mi voz alabará tu santo nombre allí,
y mi alma gozará cerca de ti.

Source: El Himnario Presbiteriano #285

Translator: Thomas M. Westrup

Thomas Martin Westrup moved with his family from London to Mexico when he was fifteen years old. He translated hundreds of hymns and, along with his son, Enrique, published a three-volume hymnal Incienso Christiano. Dianne Shapiro from Celebremos su Gloria (Colombia/Illinois: Libros Alianza/Celebration), 1992 Go to person page >

Author: Sarah Flower Adams

Adams, Sarah, nee Flower. born at Harlow, Essex, Feb. 22nd, 1805; died in London, Aug. 14, 1848, and was buried at Harlow, Aug. 21,1848. She was the younger daughter of Mr. Benjamin Flower, editor and proprietor, of The Cambridge Intelligencer; and was married, in 1834, to William B. Adams, a civil engineer. In 1841 she published Vivia Perpetua, a dramatic poem dealing with the conflict of heathenism and Christianity, in which Vivia Perpetua suffered martyrdom; and in 1845, The Flock at the Fountain; a catechism and hymns for children. As a member of the congregation of the Rev. W. J. Fox, an Unitarian minister in London, she contributed 13 hymns to the Hymns and Anthems, published by C. Fox, Lond., in 1841, for use in his chapel. Of thes… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Cerca de ti, Señor, Quiero morar
Title: Cerca de Ti, Señor
English Title: Nearer, my God to Thee
Author: Sarah Flower Adams
Translator: Thomas M. Westrup
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
Language: Spanish
Copyright: Public Domain

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El Himnario #285

El Himnario Bautista de la Gracia #350

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El Himnario Presbiteriano #285

Himnos de la Iglesia #230

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