Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore

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Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore, in some versions You Have Come to the Seashore (Spanish: Pescador de hombres, "Fisher of Men") is a 1974 Spanish religious song by Cesáreo Gabaráin. It was translated into English by Gertrude C. Suppe, George Lockwood and Raquel Gutiérrez-Achon.[1]

It was Pope John Paul II's favourite song.,[2] and the Polish lyrics (titled Barka, "The Barge") were written by a Salesian of Don Bosco Stanisław Szmidt also in 1974.[2]

In media[edit]

The song is used in episode 6 of season 4 of the Netflix Money Heist television series.[3] In the Peruvian series Al fondo hay sitio, the family and neighbors of Diego Montalbán sing this song while his coffin was lowered, preparing to be buried alive.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hymn Society of America, ed. (1995). The Hymn. Volume 46
  2. ^ a b netsoftware.pl. ""Barka" - ulubiona pieśń Jana Pawła II, historia pieśni".
  3. ^ "The Full Soundtrack From Netflix's La Casa de Papel". oprahmag.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "¡Tragedia en 'AFHS'! July no podrá escapar de Benjamín y Diego será sepultado por sus mentiras". 25 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.