Bendito Cristo

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Bendito Cristo

Translator (v. 1-3): Anita González; Translator (v. 4): Federico Pagura; Author: Anonymous
Tune: CRUSADERS' HYMN (111271)
Published in 4 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Disti…

Instrumental
	Simple Solos for Sunday (Instrumental So…

Handbells
	Fairest Lord Jesus

Translator (v. 1-3): Anita González

(no biographical information available about Anita González.) Go to person page >

Translator (v. 4): Federico Pagura

Federico José Pagura was an Argentine Methodist bishop and author and translator of hymns. Leland Bryant Ross Go to person page >

Author: 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 >

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Bendito Cristo
German Title:	Schönster Herr Jesu
Translator (v. 1-3):	Anita González
Translator (v. 4):	Federico Pagura
Author:	Anonymous
Meter:	5.6.9.5.5.8
Source:	Munster Gesangbuch (1677)
Language:	Spanish

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Tune

CRUSADERS' HYMN (111271)

ST. ELIZABETH appears to be an eighteenth-century tune from the Glaz area of Silesia. It has always been associated with this text. No factual data exists for the legend that this text and tune date back to the twelfth-century crusades, although those apocryphal stories explain one of the names by w…

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