{"id":43616,"date":"2022-10-10T07:41:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/?p=43616"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:26:24","slug":"santos-dad-loor-a-dios-mexican-mission-hymns-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2022\/10\/santos-dad-loor-a-dios-mexican-mission-hymns-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos, Dad Loor \u00e1 Dios: Mexican Mission Hymns, Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

What greater power can you acquire on earth than the priesthood of God? What power could possibly be greater than the capacity to assist our Heavenly Father in changing the lives of your fellowmen, to help them along the pathway of eternal happiness by being cleansed of sin and wrongdoing?[1]<\/strong><\/sup><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

~Adri\u00e1n Ochoa<\/em><\/p>\n

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Note: This is a part of an ongoing series, the Mexico Mission Hymns Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hymn Text:<\/h1>\n

\u201cSantos, Dad Loor \u00e1 Dios\u201d<\/a> by Edmund W. Richardson was initially included in the 1907 Himnario Morm\u00f3n <\/em>(see Figure 1).\u00a0 It was published in the 1912 edition of the Himnos de Sion<\/em>, but was not included in subsequent editions of the hymnal.\u00a0 Both of the hymnals that it was published in did not indicate a tune to which it was intended to be sung, though the John-Charles Duffy and Hugo Olaiz<\/a> article indicates that it was sung to the tune of \u201cO Jesus! the giver of all we enjoy\u201d<\/a> from the Latter-day Saints\u2019 Psalmody<\/em> (GOSHEN, by Ralph Bradshaw), which can be made to fit.[2]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 There are a few textual variations between the 1907 and 1912 editions (see Table 1).<\/p>\n

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Figure 1. \u201cSantos, Dad Lo\u00f3r \u00e1 Dios\u201d in the 1907 Himnario Morm\u00f3n.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Table 1. <\/strong>Comparison of texts from the two editions in which \u201cSantos, Dad Loor \u00e1 Dios\u201d was published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1907 \u00a0\u201cSantos, Dad Lo\u00f3r \u00e1 Dios\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\n1912 \u201cSantos, Dad Loor \u00e1 Dios\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santos, dad lo\u00f3r \u00e1 Dios,<\/p>\n

Himnos elevad;<\/p>\n

Alaban al Se\u00f1or<\/p>\n

Por Su gran bond\u00e1d.<\/p>\n

Antes en la cruz cruel<\/p>\n

Se marc\u00f3 la v\u00eda<\/p>\n

De la salvaci\u00f3n al fiel,<\/p>\n

Hoy se vuelve gu\u00eda.<\/td>\n

Santos, dad loor \u00e1 Dios,<\/p>\n

Himnos elevad;<\/p>\n

Y alaban al Se\u00f1or<\/p>\n

Por su gran bondad.<\/p>\n

Antes en la cruz cruel,<\/p>\n

Se marc\u00f3 la v\u00eda<\/p>\n

De la salvaci\u00f3n al fiel,<\/p>\n

Hoy se vuelve gu\u00eda.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tras la noche de dolor,<\/p>\n

Hoy se raya luz;<\/p>\n

Huyen sombras de error<\/p>\n

Ante Gran Jes\u00fas,<\/p>\n

Quien revela Su redil<\/p>\n

A su triste grey;<\/p>\n

Y explica al gentil<\/p>\n

La divina ley.<\/td>\n

Tras la noche de dolor,<\/p>\n

Hoy se raya luz;<\/p>\n

Huyen sombras de error<\/p>\n

Ante Gran Jes\u00fas,<\/p>\n

Qui\u00e9n revela su redil<\/p>\n

A su triste grey,<\/p>\n

Y explica al gentil<\/p>\n

La divina ley,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Del bautismo celestial,<\/p>\n

Puerta del redil;<\/p>\n

Del perd\u00f3n el manantial,<\/p>\n

Limpiador del vil.<\/p>\n

Sepultura con el Dios<\/p>\n

Es bajar all\u00ed,<\/p>\n

Nuevo Nacimiento es<\/p>\n

La vuelta \u00e1 luz as\u00ed.<\/td>\n

Del bautismo celestial,<\/p>\n

Puerta del redil,<\/p>\n

Del perd\u00f3n el manantial,<\/p>\n

Limpiador del vil.<\/p>\n

Sepultura con el Dios<\/p>\n

Es bajar all\u00ed,<\/p>\n

Nuevo nacimiento es<\/p>\n

Dando luz as\u00ed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Sacrosanta bendici\u00f3n<\/p>\n

Es al pecador;<\/p>\n

Puerta \u00e1 la salvaci\u00f3n,<\/p>\n

Lo dijo el Se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n

Mas, humilde \u00e1 de ser,<\/p>\n

Quien pretende tal,<\/p>\n

Y resuelto \u00e1 prever<\/p>\n

Contra todo mal.<\/td>\n

Sacrosanta bendici\u00f3n,<\/p>\n

Es al pecador,<\/p>\n

Puerta \u00e1 la salvaci\u00f3n,<\/p>\n

Dijo el Se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n

Mas, humilde ha de ser,<\/p>\n

Qui\u00e9n, pretende tal,<\/p>\n

Y resuelto \u00e1 prever<\/p>\n

Contra todo mal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Arrepentimiento fiel<\/p>\n

Debe preceder;<\/p>\n

Verdadera fe en \u00c9l<\/p>\n

Preciso es tener;<\/p>\n

Estos y autorid\u00e1d<\/p>\n

Dada del Se\u00f1or,<\/p>\n

Dan al alma entid\u00e1d<\/p>\n

En el Gran Amor.<\/td>\n

Arrepentimiento fiel<\/p>\n

Debe preceder;<\/p>\n

Verdadera fe en El<\/p>\n

Preciso es tener;<\/p>\n

Estos y autoridad<\/p>\n

Dada del Se\u00f1or,<\/p>\n

Dan al alma entidad<\/p>\n

En el Gran Amor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The author, Edmund Wilford Richardson (1884 – 1974), was the most prolific author of original Spanish hymns in the Mexican Mission hymnals, authoring 10 out of the 23 original hymns in the 1912 edition.\u00a0 Born to Sarah Louisa Adams and Charles E. Richardson in Wilford, Arizona, and moved to Colonia Diaz in northern Mexico in 1888.\u00a0 His father was a blacksmith, carpenter, and teacher in the community and went on to study medicine and Mexican law.[3]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Edmund W. went on to serve in the Mexican Mission from September 14, 1910 to May 7, 1913.[4]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Given that it was published in 1907, it is likely that this hymn was written while Edmund was growing up in Colonia Diaz.<\/p>\n

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Figure 2. Edmund Wilford Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Figure 3. Missionaries in Mexico Mission, ca. 1911.\u00a0 Front row from L to R: Edmund W. Richardson; Broughton Lunt.\u00a0 Back row L to R: Joseph V Elton; Willard S Huish; James Whipple; Eliseo O Jim\u00e9nez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My translation is primarily based on the 1912 edition (see Table 2).<\/p>\n

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Table 2. <\/strong>Translation of \u201cSantos, Dad Loor \u00e1 Dios\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1912 \u201cSantos, Dad Loor \u00e1 Dios\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\nProse Translation<\/strong><\/td>\nPoetic Translation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santos, dad loor \u00e1 Dios,<\/p>\n

Himnos elevad;<\/p>\n

Y alaban al Se\u00f1or<\/p>\n

Por su gran bondad.<\/p>\n

Antes en la cruz cruel,<\/p>\n

Se marc\u00f3 la v\u00eda<\/p>\n

De la salvaci\u00f3n al fiel,<\/p>\n

Hoy se vuelve gu\u00eda.<\/td>\n

Saints, give praise to God,<\/p>\n

With elevated hymns;<\/p>\n

And praise the Lord<\/p>\n

For his great kindness.<\/p>\n

Before, on the cruel cross,<\/p>\n

The way was marked<\/p>\n

To salvation for the faithful,<\/p>\n

Today it becomes a guide.<\/td>\n

Saints, give praise to God above,<\/p>\n

Sing hymns that elate.<\/p>\n

Praise the Lord, e’en Jesus Christ,<\/p>\n

For His kindness, great.<\/p>\n

Long ago, on cruel cross,<\/p>\n

He did mark the way<\/p>\n

To salvation for the Saints:<\/p>\n

That’s our guide today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tras la noche de dolor,<\/p>\n

Hoy se raya luz;<\/p>\n

Huyen sombras de error<\/p>\n

Ante Gran Jes\u00fas,<\/p>\n

Qui\u00e9n revela su redil<\/p>\n

A su triste grey,<\/p>\n

Y explica al gentil<\/p>\n

La divina ley,<\/td>\n

After the night of pain,<\/p>\n

Today, light is scratched;<\/p>\n

Shadows of error flee<\/p>\n

Before the Great Jesus,<\/p>\n

Who reveals his [sheep]fold<\/p>\n

To his sad flock,<\/p>\n

And explains to the Gentile<\/p>\n

The divine law.<\/td>\n

After the long night of pain,<\/p>\n

Rays of light burst forth;<\/p>\n

Shadows of dark error flee<\/p>\n

From the Christ henceforth,<\/p>\n

Who reveals His sheepfold now<\/p>\n

Unto His sad flock,<\/p>\n

And explains to Gentile folks<\/p>\n

His law and His rock.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Del bautismo celestial,<\/p>\n

Puerta del redil,<\/p>\n

Del perd\u00f3n el manantial,<\/p>\n

Limpiador del vil.<\/p>\n

Sepultura con el Dios<\/p>\n

Es bajar all\u00ed,<\/p>\n

Nuevo nacimiento es<\/p>\n

Dando luz as\u00ed.<\/td>\n

[The divine law] of heavenly baptism,<\/p>\n

gate of the sheepfold,<\/p>\n

Of forgiveness the spring\/fountain,<\/p>\n

Cleaner of vile things.<\/p>\n

Burial with the God<\/p>\n

It’s down there,<\/p>\n

New birth is<\/p>\n

Giving light like this.<\/td>\n

His first law is baptism now,<\/p>\n

Gate of the sheepfold,<\/p>\n

Fountain of forgiveness that<\/p>\n

Cleanses from sin’s hold.<\/p>\n

We are buried with the Christ<\/p>\n

In the baptism font,<\/p>\n

Rising with a renewed life,<\/p>\n

And more light, He’ll grant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Sacrosanta bendici\u00f3n,<\/p>\n

Es al pecador,<\/p>\n

Puerta \u00e1 la salvaci\u00f3n,<\/p>\n

Dijo el Se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n

Mas, humilde ha de ser,<\/p>\n

Qui\u00e9n, pretende tal,<\/p>\n

Y resuelto \u00e1 prever<\/p>\n

Contra todo mal.<\/td>\n

Sacrosanct blessing,<\/p>\n

It is the sinner:<\/p>\n

Door to salvation,<\/p>\n

Said the Lord.<\/p>\n

But humble he must be,<\/p>\n

Who wants such<\/p>\n

And determined to foresee<\/p>\n

against all evil.<\/td>\n

Baptism is a blessing for<\/p>\n

Sinners, for it is<\/p>\n

The door to salvation’s path-<\/p>\n

This is what Christ said.<\/p>\n

Those who want to enter in<\/p>\n

Must be humble, true,<\/p>\n

And determined to endure:<\/p>\n

Evil bid adieu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Arrepentimiento fiel<\/p>\n

Debe preceder;<\/p>\n

Verdadera fe en El<\/p>\n

Preciso es tener;<\/p>\n

Estos y autoridad<\/p>\n

Dada del Se\u00f1or,<\/p>\n

Dan al alma entidad<\/p>\n

En el Gran Amor.<\/td>\n

Faithful repentance<\/p>\n

Must precede;<\/p>\n

True faith in him<\/p>\n

Precise is to have;<\/p>\n

These and authority<\/p>\n

Given of the Lord,<\/p>\n

They give the soul entity<\/p>\n

In the Great Love.<\/td>\n

But preceding baptism comes<\/p>\n

True repentance, and<\/p>\n

Faith in God is needed too,<\/p>\n

This is His command;<\/p>\n

And authority as well,<\/p>\n

Given from the Lord,<\/p>\n

These allow the soul to join<\/p>\n

His Love, the reward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Music:<\/h1>\n

Like I mentioned, the music can be made to fit the text, though it does take some adaptation from the original music to make it work.\u00a0 Because of the pickup, though, the accents don’t line up well between the music and the text.<\/p>\n

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Here is the English translation set to the original music:<\/p>\n

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New Music:<\/h1>\n

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Footnotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1]<\/sup><\/a> Adri\u00e1n Ochoa, \u201cAaronic Priesthood: Arise and Use the Power of God,\u201d CR April 2012, https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2012\/04\/aaronic-priesthood-arise-and-use-the-power-of-god.p17?lang=eng<\/a><\/p>\n

[2]<\/sup><\/a> John-Charles Duffy and Hugo Olaiz, \u201cCorrelated Praise: The Development of the Spanish Hymnal,\u201d Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought <\/em>\u00a035, no. 2 (2002), 89-113.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/sup><\/a> \u201cCharles Edmund Richardson\u201d, Las Colonias – The Mormon Colonies in Mexico<\/em>, http:\/\/www.lascolonias.org\/2015\/11\/15\/charles-edmund-richardson\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/sup><\/a> \u201cEdmund Wilford Richardson,\u201d Church History Biographical Database<\/em>, https:\/\/history.churchofjesuschrist.org\/chd\/individual\/edmund-wilford-richardson-1884?timelineTabs=all-events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/sup><\/a> La Sociedad Peri\u00f3dico Pol\u00edtico y Literario <\/em>wrote on February 5, 1858, cited in Fernando R. Gomez and Sergio Pagaza Castillo, Joseph Smith, Jr.: His Influence in the Mexican Press of the XIX Century<\/em> (Mexico City: Museo de Historia del Mormonismo en M\u00e9xico).<\/a><\/p>\n

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