†Cesáreo Gabaráin (1936–1991) was a prolific composer of Spanish-language liturgical music best known for his popular song “Pescador de Hombres.”
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- Al Atardecer de la Vida
- Aleluya (Navidad)
- Caminaré en Presencia del Señor
- Cantando la Alegría
- Como a Su Madre
- Creo, Señor
- Cristo Te Necesita
- Demos Gracias al Señor
- Dios No Quiere la Muerte
- El Viñador
- En el Taller de Nazaret
- Gloria al Señor
- Gracias, Señor
- Id y Enseñad/Go and Teach
- Iglesia Peregrina
- La Alegría en el Perdón
- La Misa Es una Fiesta
- La Muerte No Es el Final
- La Paz Esté con Nosotros
- Levántate
- Lord, You Have Come to the Seashore/Pan de Vida
- Los Cielos y la Tierra
- Madre Dolorosa
- Madre de los Pobres
- Madre, Óyeme
- Nueva Creación
- Nueva Vida
- Perdón, Señor
- Pescador de Hombres/Lord, You Have Come
- Pescador de Hombres/Lord, You Have Come
- Por la Cruz a la Luz
- Porque Nos Invitas
- Que los Ángeles Te Lleven
- Quiero Decirte que Sí
- Señor, Tú Eres Nuestra Luz
- Tanto Amó Dios al Mundo
- Tomad y Comed
- Tú Nos Invitas, Jesús
- Una Espiga
- Unidos en Caridad
- Ven, Señor, No Tardes Más
- Vienen con Alegría
- Yo Quisiera Escuchar
- Yo Soy el Agua Viva
- Éxodo y Liberación
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Bio
†Cesáreo Gabaráin (1936–1991) was one of the best-known composers of Spanish liturgical music during his lifetime. He was born in Hernani (in the Basque country of northern Spain) in 1936. He attended seminary in Zaragoza and was ordained a priest in 1959. For two decades, he served as a university and nursing home chaplain. He began writing hymns around the age of 30, in the mid 1960s, after the Second Vatican Council. He was assistant pastor in Madrid in the 1980s and headed the theology department at a local college. He traveled extensively and at one point offered workshops in the U.S. He died of cancer in 1991 at the age of 55.
A prolific composer, he published 37 collections of liturgical music and more than 500 songs. His best-known work, “Pescador de Hombres,” written in 1979, was reported to be the favorite song of both Pope Saint John Paul II, whom Father Gabaráin met, and later Pope Francis. The song appears in hymnals (in both English and Spanish) of many Christian denominations and has been translated into over 80 languages.
In 2021, Father Gabaráin was accused of committing sexual abuse during his ministry in the 1970s. These allegations were investigated by the Archdiocese of Madrid, but no substantial evidence of their veracity was found, and the investigations were closed. Read OCP’s statement here.
