Entre el vaivén

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1 Entre el vaivén de la ciudad,
más fuerte aún que su rumor;
en lid de raza y sociedad
tu voz oímos Salvador.

2 Doquiera exista explotación,
falte trabajo, no haya pan,
en los umbrales del terror
oh, Cristo, vemoste llorar.

3 Un vaso de agua puede ser
hoy de tu gracia la señal;
mas ya las gentes quieren ver
tu compasiva y santa faz.

4 Desciende, oh Cristo, con poder
a la sufriente humanidad;
si con amor lo hiciste ayer,
camina y vive en mi ciudad.

5 Hasta que triunfe tu amor
y el mundo pueda oír tu voz,
y de los cielos, oh Señor,
descienda la ciudad de Dios.

Source: El Himnario Presbiteriano #325

Author: Frank Mason North

North, Frank Mason, D.D., b. at New York, Dec. 3, 1850, graduated at Wesleyan University 1872, and entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church 1872. In 1892 he became Correspondence Secretary of the New York City Church Extension and Missionary Society, and is now (1905) editor of The Christian City. His hymns in common use include:— 1. Jesus, the calm that fills my breast. [Peace.] In The Plymouth Hymnal,1894; Sursum Corda, 1898; The Methodist Hymnal, 1905, &c. 2. When cross the crowded ways of life. [City Missions.] In The Methodist Hymnal, 1905. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)… Go to person page >

Translator: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Entre el vaivén de la ciudad
Title: Entre el vaivén
English Title: Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Author: Frank Mason North
Translator: Anonymous
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: Spanish
Copyright: Public Domain

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Cáliz de Bendiciones #296

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El Himnario #325

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El Himnario Presbiteriano #325

Himnos de la Iglesia #309

Himnos de Vida y Luz #171

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Mil Voces para Celebrar #296

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Toda La Iglesia Canta #88

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