Lyrics

Hymn Writers of the Imnario

Nearly every hymn sets an American gospel tune to an original Filipino text. These are the people who wrote those texts.

The Imnario prints writers by initials and surname only, such as AGCabildo orVDDiolanda. A leading Ob means Obispo (Bishop). Not every writer has been identified yet. Where we are sure, we say so; where we are not, we leave the question open.

Identified

60Rev. Arcadio Cabildo probableprinted as AGCabildo
60Vedasto DeMesa Diolanda probableprinted as VDDiolanda
23Bishop Lázaro G. Trinidad verifiedGeneral Superintendent, 1953–1972
17Rev. Honorio Rivera probableprinted as HRivera
4Bishop Francisco Gregorio verifiedGeneral Superintendent, 1928–1939
4Bishop Matías B. Valdez verifiedGeneral Superintendent, 1939–1948
2Bishop Victoriano Mariano verifiedGeneral Superintendent, 1922–1928
1Bishop Alejandro H. Reyes verifiedGeneral Superintendent, 1914–1922

Not yet identified

These writers have lyrics in the Imnario, but we have not yet found any record of them. If you know who one of them was, please let us know.