Mariano Fuertes

The songbook provides four-part voicing, solfège chords and lyrics for the 11 songs on the Amanecerá el Señor CD. You'll find it very helpful for learning and singing these songs for the Advent season.

Enrich liturgies during the holy season of Advent with 11 songs that reflect the joyful anticipation of the coming of our savior. Offering four songs drawn from the readings for the four Sundays of Advent and the "Aleluya"—which also provides verses for each of those Sundays—as well as several songs celebrating the coming of our Lord, this collection features music that will surely inspire the faithful in your community and encourage deeper reflection. The straightforward melodies are simple and easy to sing and allow the text to shine through as the highlight.

Songs: Amanecerá el Señor | Ven, Señor, Nuestra Esperanza | Preparad el Camino | Alegraos | Alégrate, María | Aleluya | De Luz Nueva | Dichosos | Levántate, Jerusalén | El Señor Envió a Su Profeta | La Corona del Adviento

This collection is closely related to the Spanish-language children’s collection Evangelio Según Los Niños I by Spanish composer Mariano Fuertes. My Gospel Friends uses the same music as the Spanish collection; English lyrics based on the topic of each original song were written by Owen Alstott. Keyboard accompaniments have been added to My Gospel Friends and all tracks have been re-recorded. The cassette and CD both contain versions of each song with and without the children’s voices.

This collection is closely related to the Spanish-language children’s collection Evangelio Según Los Niños I by Spanish composer Mariano Fuertes. My Gospel Friends uses the same music as the Spanish collection; English lyrics based on the topic of each original song were written by Owen Alstott. Keyboard accompaniments have been added to My Gospel Friends and all tracks have been re-recorded. The cassette and CD both contain versions of each song with and without the children’s voices.

Offering 11 songs that reflect the joyful anticipation of the coming of our savior, Amanecerá el Señor will enrich liturgies during the holy season of Advent. With four songs drawn from the readings for the four Sundays of Advent and the "Aleluya"—which also provides verses for each of those Sundays—as well as several songs celebrating the coming of our Lord, this collection features music that will surely inspire the faithful in your community and encourage deeper reflection.

The straightforward melodies are simple and easy to sing and, although the CD boasts a more embellished orchestration, the text still shines through as the highlight. The convenient songbook provides four-part voicing, solfège chords and lyrics and makes learning and singing these songs simple and easy.

Track listing
Amanecerá el Señor | Ven, Señor, Nuestra Esperanza | Preparad el Camino | Alegraos | Alégrate, María | Aleluya | De Luz Nueva | Dichosos | Levántate, Jerusalén | El Señor Envió a Su Profeta | La Corona del Adviento

Offering 11 songs that reflect the joyful anticipation of the coming of our savior, Amanecerá el Señor will enrich liturgies during the holy season of Advent. With four songs drawn from the readings for the four Sundays of Advent and the "Aleluya"—which also provides verses for each of those Sundays—as well as several songs celebrating the coming of our Lord, this collection features music that will surely inspire the faithful in your community and encourage deeper reflection.

The straightforward melodies are simple and easy to sing and, although the CD boasts a more embellished orchestration, the text still shines through as the highlight. The convenient songbook provides four-part voicing, solfège chords and lyrics and makes learning and singing these songs simple and easy.

Track listing
Amanecerá el Señor | Ven, Señor, Nuestra Esperanza | Preparad el Camino | Alegraos | Alégrate, María | Aleluya | De Luz Nueva | Dichosos | Levántate, Jerusalén | El Señor Envió a Su Profeta | La Corona del Adviento

This 10-song MP3 album by Owen Alstott (lyrics), Mariano Fuertes, and Jack Miffleton (arranger/producer) features characters and stories from the New Testament sung by the 45-voice children's choir at St. Jarlath's School in Oakland, California. Additionally, this playlist includes instrumental versions of each song on the album.