Hymn to St. Lorenzo Ruiz

Below are the lyrics to the beautiful hymn composed by the Filipino Jesuits to honor the first Filipino saint, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, whose feast day we celebrate today.

We love this hymn, but sadly there is a line here that is plainly wrong.

Can you identify which line it is and tell us why it is wrong?


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Sanlibo man aking buhay
Bawat isa’y iaalay
Sa Diyos, sa bayan kong mahal
Sasanggalang iyong dangal.

Isugo mo kahit saan
Hamakin man ako’t saktan
dalangain ko’y maging tapat
Pag ibig mo’y sasapat

CHORUS
Sanlibo man aking buhay
Sanlibo ring iaalay
 Sanlibo kong kamatayan
 Sa palad Mo ilalaan
 Sanlibo man aking buhay
 Bawa’t isa’y iaalay
 Sa Diyos at bayan kong mahal
 Sasanggal inyong dangal
 Isugo Mo kahit saan
 Hamakin man ako’t saktan dalagin ko’y maging tapat
 Pag ibig mo ay sasapat

 Repeat CHORUS 2x

A beautiful video about the ultimate Pinoy Catholic

He is one of my patron saint and the patron of this blog...

because...

When the opportunity presents itself for you to stand up for your Faith and for the Lord... ask San Lorenzo's advice.

His decision led him to a horrible death but brought him to eternal salvation!

To die for the faith is a gift to some; 

to live the faith is a call for all.

That is the theme of the Beatification Mass of St. Lorenzo and companion martyrs, the first one outside of the Eternal City.

And that is the call for every Christian by virtue of his Baptism and strengthened through his Confirmation.

San Lorenzo, ipanalangin mo ang iyong minamahal na Bayan!