A while ago, I met with the music director of a the Spanish-speaking service of a megachurch for lunch. I wanted to learn more about worship songs originally written in Spanish, not just popular song (e.g. Hillsong, Bethel) translated into Spanish. I wanted to learn the names of a few Spanish-speaking worship songwriters to follow.
My colleague gave me more than a few. I've just started combing through them.
One group is based in Mexico and is called En Espiritu y En Verdad (translated "In Spirit and In Truth"). They recently released a song called entitled "Vuelvo a Ti" (translated "I Return to You"). You can watch the video here and order the album (or other work of theirs) here. Lyrics and translation are below:
Te deleitas en hacer misericordia
Te complaces extendiendo tu perdón
Puedo oír tu voz que nos está llamando
A volver a donde todo comenzó
Vuelvo a ti, a tu hogar, a tu hogar
Todo a mi alrededor está peleando
por cautivar mi alma y corazón
Pero un Rey está a la mesa esperando
y me llama a donde todo comenzó
En ti está mi hogar,
Con brazos abiertos Tú corres a mí
Me has encontrado aquí
En tu amor seguro estoy
English Translation:
You delight in doing mercy
You are pleased in spreading your forgiveness
I can hear your voice, calling us
To go back to where everything started
I come back to you, to your home, to your home
Everything around me is fighting
to captivate my soul and heart
But a King is at the table waiting
and calling me to where everything started
In you is my home,
With open arms You run to me
You found me here
In your love I'm sure