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Author: Vicente Mendoza
Vicente Mendoza Born: December 24, 1875, Guadalajara, Mexico. Died: 1955, Mexico City, Mexico. Mendoza studied initially under Don Aurelio Ortega. At age of 11 he went to work in a Protestant print shop in Mexico City and helped produce El Evangelista Mexicano (The Mexican Evangelist) for the Methodist Church of the South; he rose to become its director for 17 years. Looking to improve himself, Mendoza entered a night school for workers, but later feeling the call to preach the Gospel, he entered the Presbyterian Seminary in Mexico City. When the seminary closed temporarily, Mendoza entered the… Go to person page >
In 1870 Featherstone's text came to the attention of Adoniram J. Gordon (b. New Hampton, NH, 1836; d. Boston, MA, 1895), an evangelical preacher who was compiling a new Baptist hymnal. Because he was unhappy with the existing melody for this text, Gordon composed this tune; as he wrote, "in a moment…
Display Title: ¡Oh Cristo, Tu Ayuda Yo Quiero Tener!First Line: ¡Oh Cristo, tu ayuda yo quiero tener!Tune Title: GORDONAuthor: Vicente MendozaDate: 1964Subject: Vida En Cristo | Esperanza y Aspiracion
Display Title: ¡Oh Cristo! tu ayuda yo quiero tenerFirst Line: ¡Oh Cristo! tu ayuda yo quiero tenerTune Title: [¡Oh Cristo! tu ayuda yo quiero tener]Author: Vicente MendozaDate: 1908
Display Title: Quiero Tu AyudaFirst Line: ¡Oh Cristo! tu ayuda yo quiero tenerTune Title: [¡Oh Cristo! tu ayuda yo quiero tener]Author: V. MendozaDate: 1952
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