Samuel V. Guerrero

Samuel V. Guerrero is a Filipino sacred-music arranger and composer associated with locally circulated church repertory. Independent biographical documentation is limited, so details such as his birth year, formal education, faculty appointments, and denominational membership should not be stated without stronger evidence.

A 2023 MusiCaviteño guide for Lenten and Easter music credits Guerrero as arranger of Jose Cerino Jr.’s “Sa Iyong mga Yapak,” with the score source identified as the Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music. Separate online practice materials preserve the same arranger attribution, confirming his involvement in Filipino sacred choral music. An online listing for the UCCP-LCSMC Selah Songbook Project also preserves “Give Thanks, O Household of God” within a Filipino Protestant worship-song context associated with his work.

The available evidence therefore supports describing Guerrero as a contributor to Filipino church music through arranging and congregational repertory, while a fuller account of his career remains to be documented from archival, institutional, or family sources. The present hymn tradition credits him with its musical setting, but no independently accessible original score or publisher catalog was located during this verification.