Lord, you have come to the lakeshore
(Tu has venido a la orilla)

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in "phonetic" Spanish:

1
Lord, you have come to the lakeshore
looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones.
You only asked me to follow humbly.

1
To as vee-nee-duwa lah-ree-ya
Noahs buce-kah-doe nee-as sah-biose nee-a ree-kose,
Tahn so-lo-kee-eh-res kay yoe teh see-gah.

     Refrain
     O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me,
     kindly smiling, have spoken my name.
     Now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me;
     by your side I will seek other seas.

     Refrain
     Sen-or, mee-as mee-rah-doe-ah loos o-hoos
     Ee sohn-ree-en-doe ahs dee-show mee nom-bray.
     En lah-ray-nah eh day-ha-doe mee bar-kah;
     Hune-toe-a tee buce-cah-ree oh-tro mahr.

2
You know so well my possessions;
my boat carries no gold and no weapons;
But nets and fishes -- my daily labor.

2
To sah-bez bee-en low kay ten-go;
En mee bar-kah no-i-e o-row nee-es-pah-dahs.
Tahn so-lo ray-dess ee mee trah-bah-hoe.

3
You need my hands, full of caring,
through my labors to give others rest,
and constant love that keeps on loving.

Our congregation learned this song in Spanish in preparation for a visit from Pastor Miguel and María Ogando of the San Juan de la Managua Iglesia de los hermanos in the Dominican Republic, our sister church.

4
You, who have fished other oceans
ever longed-for by souls who are waiting,
my loving friend, as thus you call me.

#229 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words: Cesareo Gabarain, Dios con Nosotros, 1979;
                    tr. Gertrude C. Suppe, George Lockwood, and Raquel Gutierrez-Achon,
                          tr. ©1989, The United Methodist Publishing House
   Tune: Cesareo Gabarain, Dios con Nosotros, 1979
                    Spanish Text and Music ©1979 Cesareo Gabarain. Published by OCP Publications

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