La Iglesia de Tablas Viejas

The Church of Old Boards

La Iglesia de Tablas Viejas

On the edge of the street in a poor neighborhoodEn la orilla de la calle de un barrio pobre
Where I livedDonde yo habitaba
There was a house and a strong townHabía una casa y un pueblo fuerte
That cried out to GodQue a dios clamaba
Among the others, she was so differentDe las otras, ella era tan diferente
I know branches I will forgetSé que ramas olvidaré
Those peopleAquel gente

Arriving at the block, I could see a very fenced churchLlegando cuadra dio puede ver iglesia mui cercada
Curiously I approached the windowMurriosamente dio me acerque ventana
I wanted to return to God, I was astrayQuería a dios volver píos estaba descarriado
When suddenly, to enter, I was invitedCuando de repente para entrar, fui invitado

Entering the church, I could hear that beautiful songEntrado la iglesia puede escuchar aquel lindo canto
Almost breaking into tears, asking for forgivenessRompiendo casi llanto pedir perdón
In that holy placeEn ese lugar santo
The pastor preaching his callingLa predicar el pastor su llamando
Unable to resist, falling to the ground, kneelingNo resistir, cayendo al suelo a arrodillado

The pastor prayed for meEl pastor por mi oro
I returned to JesusYo volví a jesús
He blessed my lifeEl bendijo mi vida
Today I walk in the lightHoy camino en la luz
Some years have passedHay pasaron algún años
I am alive nowLeeros vivo ahora
But I sing again withPero canto nuevamente junto
That townAquel pueblo
My soul criesMi alma llora

How many times the divine powerCuántas veces el poder divino
I felt beside brothersYo sentía al lado hermanos
When singing my first hymnsAl cantar mis primeros himnos
The ones I learned from the Christian hymnalLos yo aprendí himnario cristiano
Glory, glory, hallelujahGloria, gloria, aleluya

I desire to praise GodDeseo a dios alabar
Again, there in my landDe nuevo ai ai en mi tierra
Sing new hymnsNuevos himnos cantar
In the church of old boardsEn la iglesia de tablas viejas