Dungog Ug Himaya (Honor and Glory) is a Visayan/Cebuano Christian Song that came to Churches somewhere in the early 2000. This song is probably one of the most popular Cebuano Christian songs out there and it touched the hearts not only by the born again Christian communities, but was also adopted by the Catholic charismatic communities in the Visayas region of the Philippines.
I am still trying to have a little research of who composed this song and who first produced it. If someone among you knows the composer, feel free to comment below.:)
For my English only readers, I placed the literal translation in each line. May you like the music.
Dungog Ug Himaya (with Lyrics)
Verse 1
Dungog ug himaya (Honor and glory)
Sa langit ug sa yuta (In heaven and on earth)
Ang tanan o Dios Kanimo lamang (All is yours oh God)
Ikaw ang puno sa gugma (You are full of love)
Nga walay katapusan (That is without ending)
O Dios awiton ko ang gugma Mo (Oh God I will sing of your love)
Koro:
Ginoong Dios (Lord God)
Mahigugmaon sa tanan (The lover of all)
Takus Kang daygon (Worthy of praise)
Ug simbahon ug halaran (Worship and offering)
Ang tanan kong gugma (All my love)
Ginatugyan ko Kanimo (Will be given to you)
Ang kinabuhi ko o Dios (My life oh God)
Kanimo lamang (Is yours alone)
So bless that I found this article. God bless.
Greetings in Jesus’ Name!
Thank you for the info it helps us a lot since we are running a Christian radio station here in Mati City, Davao Oriental. Is there any way that we can buy the original cd? Looking forward for your reply.
Thank you very much & God bless…
abrila :0
I think you can buy a CD of this in Christian bookstores. Try to visit any PCBS (Phil. Christian Bookstore) nearest you. That’s where you can find CD’s of this.
FYI:
The singer, songwriter of the song “DUNGOG UG HIMAYA” is no other than, ENRIQUE S. DABALOS, Jr., or most commonly know to his nickname as “Jun”. He was born and raised in Davao del Norte, Philippines on October 10, 1969.
He is the eldest among the siblings of five with two younger brothers and two sisters. His father was a very good carpenter and a hard working farmer while his mother was a plain house wife.
He came from a very happy family who loves music so much until June 20, 1982 at 9:00 in the evening when their home was attacked and massacred his parents by the people who got envious on them. His parents were brutally killed that have it not of the rope tied up to their body, the body parts would scatter to the ground already. Meanwhile, Jun took the other siblings into hiding and then tried to help his parents—but what can a 12 year old make to several men armed with sharp bolos? Jun was hacked to death and suffered two big wounds, one on his upper left arm and the other is on his chest. Thinking that he’s dead, they’ve left him laid on the ground soaked with his own blood. Help came not later than 4:00 in the afternoon the following day yet the other siblings were able to rushed Jun to the nearby hospital and miraculously survived.
Since then, Jun strayed away without direction. Filled with rage and crave for vengeance, he turn himself into different vices hoping to forget fleetingly that tragic episode that happened to him with his parents. The siblings went separate ways; his brothers and sisters were strewn to his uncles and aunties, while Jun was at lost with his considered friends.
But God has his own plan…One day, God used one of Jun’s long lost uncle who is now a pastor and introduced God in his life–and that was the beginning of his exchange life. He found himself again back in what his family loved most…the music. Soon enough, writing songs and playing music became his passion in serving God.
Jun saw the goodness of God in his life and that miracle became his inspiration in putting words in his composition “DUNGOG UG HIMAYA”. It is his personal declaration of giving back the glory to God alone. This song became familiar to many Filipino Christian churches but for them the composer is still unknown. The song touched so many lives and is an awesome expression through musical notes in saying, “Glory and Honor Belongs to God”!
God is the one who placed lyrics into his music, that’s what he had always explained. He wrote several songs for the Lord—mostly are very intimate. Jun did not stop in drawing closer to God and that faithfulness was rewarded with a lifetime partner. Jun was happily married to Junilyn Bringas, a faithful woman in the Lord too, and they were wonderfully blessed with two daughters and a son namely, Mia (8 years old), Gleerich (5 years old), and Richdon (2 years old). Later he was also reunited with his brothers and sisters and together served the Lord in making songs for God’s glory. They started recording praise and worship songs and Jun became the Manager and Music Director of FountainLife Music based in the city of Davao. Their journey together became an inspiration to many and were able to make two albums that are mostly his words and lyrics—first album is “KANIMO LAMANG” and the other is “DIOS SA GUGMA”.
As he made worship his lifestyle Jun believed that his calling in music is not limited to one corner but to the limitless grace of God to all believers within and beyond his reach as long as God enables him. He dreamt of seeing one day of this generation gathered together into a corporate worship, without the walls of denominational indifferences and pride. This desire became the very message of his song “A GENERATION LOVING YOU”, in order to encourage others to carry the same passion in their hearts.
Jun desired for his dream to be fulfilled in his lifetime, nevertheless he became so preoccupied helping many Christian churches in their praise and worship teams, he also challenged many to write their own original love songs for the Lord and have it recorded to encourage more others. However, the more he shared his gift and vision to others, the more he became so intimate and hunger for more in knowing the Lord. In time, after coming home late at night on October 30, 2010 from leading the worship Jun had a stroke, yet even while he struggled for breath Jun displayed his readiness and attempted to discourage his wife from calling 911. Less than 5 minutes after his stroke, 911 arrived and rushed Jun to a nearby hospital. For several hours the medical team tried to stabilize him, but nearly 5:00 in the morning of October 31, 2010 Jun joined his Creator.
For all of those who had been with Jun, his life is like a seed planted into our hearts, his dream is not just for nothing but an inspiration for us to do the same—living a life of worship and making this life manifest to others in God’s unconditional love. Jun believed with all his heart that our nation Philippines has a greater purpose and call in service to God’s glory.
Jun had been an influential to many because of His humility. He’s one among the few who is so talented and loves God so much yet so meek in spirit and humble in life. He never wanted popularity, that’s why his songs spread to many churches without them knowing the writer of the song, but what his heart wanted…is that, people will be in love with God and worship and glorify HIM alone.
Before Jun left, he was working already with some of the brethren who shared the same vision with him, in putting up a mobile recording studio that will service the Body of Christ. This desire is in line with the challenge to many believers to write their own love songs to the Lord and inspire others to do the same. Jun advocated the life of worship in order to make it easier later to gather all Christians in worshiping God as one body. That was his dream…and that dream was not forever lost because his death left an inspiration to the people who carry the same heart and vision with him.
As an inspiration to Jun’s life, The Songs of Our Nation for God Movement or SONG Movement was organized to continue what Jun had started. The movement will launch a tribute music album for Jun with some of his selected original compositions in order to raise funds and the proceeds will help his advocacy and go to his widow in order help her raise her kids.
Who is his wife?
Junilyn Bringas bro
Thanks a lot Bonn… 🙂 This is a great information about the composer of this song. Seems like you know him personally. 🙂
hmm..
his wife is my tita, Junilyn Bringas Dabalos..
I am his niece, Kathleen, daughter of his second and closest brother, Fermin “Ever” Dabalos..
hello pastor vince we are glad so that you are imparting us the song which is it can make to every Christian believer that the glory is to give back to our Great,and living God alone,and no one can boast it,God bless and more power of your ministry.this greetings is coming from the JESUS IS LORD CHURCH SIQUIJOR.
Glory to God Lizel!!! Hope God will use you in the ministry all the more!
I think if I am not wrong, I met him personally many years ago when he first record this song. If I remembered it right, he gave me a cassette tape of this song but I forgot where this tape now.