Cesáreo Gabaráin (30 April 1936 – 20 April 1991) was a Spanish priest and composer of liturgical songs such as Pescador de hombres (Fisher of Men). He received a Gold Record award in Spain, and his music is well known and sung by English and Spanish-speaking people. Gabaráin became a hymn-writer when he was thirty and went on to write about five hundred songs. He tried to write songs that were easy to learn and be sung by the entire congregation. His hymns support moments of personal and communal prayer and praise to God.[1]
Cesáreo Gabaráin was born in Hernani (Guipúzcoa) in 1936. In addition to music, from 1946 to 1952 he studied at the seminary in Zaragoza and at the Seminario Mayor de San Sebastian. He was ordained a priest in 1959. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was a chaplain at various colleges and nursing homes. In the 1980s, Gabaráin was an assistant priest in his parish in Madrid and head of a religious department at a college. In 1991 he died of cancer at the age of 55.[2]
Named a chaplain prelate of Pope John Paul II, Cesáreo Gabaráin had 37 albums. He conducted workshops in 22 U.S. cities before his death in Anzuola in 1991. He ministered to cyclists participating in the Tour de France and other athletes. Five of his hymns are in the United Methodist Hymnal, the most popular of which is “Fisher of Men.” This hymn, which features a well-loved gentle melody, was used in two movies. When a tour guide in Palestine said the hymn was written by Lake Tiberias, Cesáreo Gabaráin smiled because he had written it in Madrid. “Fisher of Men” has been translated into more than 80 languages.[3]
After his death, a new verse to Demos gracias al Señor was sung by a children's choir: ". . . morning-time the birds sing the praises . . . and you my brother why don't you sing the praises . . . Let's give thanks . . ." A youth pastor was playing his guitar and children were still singing a tune written in 22 years earlier, in 1973.[4][5]
500 songs for evangelismedit
After the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) permitted different styles of music, he was allowed a new freedom in hymn-writing style. His songs were often inspired by people he met and written with the intention to save more souls. He wrote about 500 songs as a teaching tool for church school and to help missionaries. Gabaráin's personal favorites were “Fisher of Men” and “Together Like Brothers,” owing to their popularity.
He met Pope John Paul II, who also liked “Fisher of Men”.[6] The song was translated into English by Gertrude C. Suppe, George Lockwood and Raquel Gutiérrez-Achon as "Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore".[7] The Polish version of the song ("Barka"), translated by Stanisław Szmidt, was especially popular.[8]
Gabaráin's noted contributions to church hymnody are now sullied by credible reports that he abused a number of young men when he was a chaplain at Colegio Marista in Chamberí.[9] In August of 2021, the Spanish Daily El País reported on the incidents which took place in the late 1970s when Gabaráin was accused of child abuse which took place during his time as chaplain of the Colegio Chamberí which was run by the Marist Brothers, a religious community of which Gabaráin was a member at the time. Eduardo Mendoza, one of Gabaráin's students told his tutor about the abuse and this caused an investigation to be opened which resulted in Gabaráin being fired from the school and dismissed from the Marist brothers in 1978. Several other students have corroborated Mendoza's account and have shared their own accounts of being abused by Gabárain.[10]
In response to these revelations of abuse Oregon Catholic Press (OCP), the designated distributor of Gabaráin's music in the US, has scrubbed any mention of Gabaráin from its website and is undergoing a process of reckoning regarding the presence of his works in their hymnals and other products.[11]
^"Demos Gracias al Señor". Oregon Catholic Press. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^Wareing, Laurence, Editor. Lord, you have come to the seashore (StF 558) London, UK: The Methodist Church of Great Britain. Link: http://www.singingthefaithplus.org.uk/?p=1736 Retrieved, July 15, 2013.
^Hymn Society of America, ed. (1995). The Hymn. Volume 46
^netsoftware.pl. ""Barka" - ulubiona pieśń Jana Pawła II, historia pieśni".
^"Cura autor de reconocidas canciones de misa es acusado de abusos". Canal 13 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
^Núñez, Iñigo Domínguez, Julio (2021-08-08). ""Tú has venido a la orilla": el cura que compuso las canciones de misa más famosas, acusado de abusos". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Statement regarding Father Cesáreo Gabaráin". Oregon Catholic Press. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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Cesareo Gabarain 30 April 1936 20 April 1991 was a Spanish priest and composer of liturgical songs such as Pescador de hombres Fisher of Men He received a Gold Record award in Spain and his music is well known and sung by English and Spanish speaking people Gabarain became a hymn writer when he was thirty and went on to write about five hundred songs He tried to write songs that were easy to learn and be sung by the entire congregation His hymns support moments of personal and communal prayer and praise to God 1 Cesareo Gabarain was born in Hernani Guipuzcoa in 1936 In addition to music from 1946 to 1952 he studied at the seminary in Zaragoza and at the Seminario Mayor de San Sebastian He was ordained a priest in 1959 In the 1960s and 1970s he was a chaplain at various colleges and nursing homes In the 1980s Gabarain was an assistant priest in his parish in Madrid and head of a religious department at a college In 1991 he died of cancer at the age of 55 2 Named a chaplain prelate of Pope John Paul II Cesareo Gabarain had 37 albums He conducted workshops in 22 U S cities before his death in Anzuola in 1991 He ministered to cyclists participating in the Tour de France and other athletes Five of his hymns are in the United Methodist Hymnal the most popular of which is Fisher of Men This hymn which features a well loved gentle melody was used in two movies When a tour guide in Palestine said the hymn was written by Lake Tiberias Cesareo Gabarain smiled because he had written it in Madrid Fisher of Men has been translated into more than 80 languages 3 Contents 1 Demos Gracias 2 500 songs for evangelism 3 Abuse accusations 4 See also 5 References and external linksDemos Gracias editAfter his death a new verse to Demos gracias al Senor was sung by a children s choir morning time the birds sing the praises and you my brother why don t you sing the praises Let s give thanks A youth pastor was playing his guitar and children were still singing a tune written in 22 years earlier in 1973 4 5 500 songs for evangelism editAfter the Second Vatican Council 1962 65 permitted different styles of music he was allowed a new freedom in hymn writing style His songs were often inspired by people he met and written with the intention to save more souls He wrote about 500 songs as a teaching tool for church school and to help missionaries Gabarain s personal favorites were Fisher of Men and Together Like Brothers owing to their popularity He met Pope John Paul II who also liked Fisher of Men 6 The song was translated into English by Gertrude C Suppe George Lockwood and Raquel Gutierrez Achon as Lord You Have Come to the Lakeshore 7 The Polish version of the song Barka translated by Stanislaw Szmidt was especially popular 8 Abuse accusations editSee also Catholic Church sexual abuse cases Gabarain s noted contributions to church hymnody are now sullied by credible reports that he abused a number of young men when he was a chaplain at Colegio Marista in Chamberi 9 In August of 2021 the Spanish Daily El Pais reported on the incidents which took place in the late 1970s when Gabarain was accused of child abuse which took place during his time as chaplain of the Colegio Chamberi which was run by the Marist Brothers a religious community of which Gabarain was a member at the time Eduardo Mendoza one of Gabarain s students told his tutor about the abuse and this caused an investigation to be opened which resulted in Gabarain being fired from the school and dismissed from the Marist brothers in 1978 Several other students have corroborated Mendoza s account and have shared their own accounts of being abused by Gabarain 10 In response to these revelations of abuse Oregon Catholic Press OCP the designated distributor of Gabarain s music in the US has scrubbed any mention of Gabarain from its website and is undergoing a process of reckoning regarding the presence of his works in their hymnals and other products 11 See also editWojciech KroloppReferences and external links edit San Pablo Communication http www musica sanpablo es 02 autores detalle php id autor 8 Archived 2013 06 14 at the Wayback Machine Cesareo Gabarain hymnary org Retrieved 1 September 2015 History of Hymns Priest bases hymn on call to be fishers of men UMR Archived from the original on June 15 2013 Retrieved 1 September 2015 Video on YouTube Demos Gracias al Senor Oregon Catholic Press Retrieved 1 September 2015 Wareing Laurence Editor Lord you have come to the seashore StF 558 London UK The Methodist Church of Great Britain Link http www singingthefaithplus org uk p 1736 Retrieved July 15 2013 Hymn Society of America ed 1995 The Hymn Volume 46 netsoftware pl Barka ulubiona piesn Jana Pawla II historia piesni Cura autor de reconocidas canciones de misa es acusado de abusos Canal 13 in European Spanish Retrieved 2021 08 13 Nunez Inigo Dominguez Julio 2021 08 08 Tu has venido a la orilla el cura que compuso las canciones de misa mas famosas acusado de abusos EL PAIS in 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