Looking at the sheer number of great songs David MacGregor has on his website, I don’t think I will be able to do more than A-C in this series. I sure I will get back to the rest in the future.
This song is in the great tradition of Shirley Murray and John Bell, with a strong social justice theme. It is a minor key, with clever touches in the tune. I particularly like his triplets over changing intervals.
The sheet music and his backing MP3 are at his website.
That didn’t stop me making my own backing. I changed a couple of chords in the second last bar of the verse where the G and F notes go against an A chord, which was too much for me and I put in the less brave Gm and F. On the other hand I found a suitably bleak jazz piano style.
Am I free to share my faith,
while another’s pained, defaced;
best intentions left disgraced?
Where have we come?
What’s the world we dare to be?
What’s it mean: “diversity”?
How be kind, yet disagree responsibly?
Love is patient, Love is kind
Keeps our neighbour close, in mind.
Seeks always for common ground.
Believes that hope can still be found.
O where, O where, O where … is love?
Come, lets search: what’s fair and just.
Care for all: a right, a must.
Sharing tolerance and trust.
All safe to love/be
Time to find some space for grace.
Look into one’s heart, one’s face.
Fear one day, we pray replaced,
transformed by love.
Love is patient …
May love always triumph law.
All we say build up, restore.
Point to the One who offers more.
whose name is Love.
Love is patient …
David MacGregor © 2019 Willow Publishing
This clip says vocal, but there isn’t one.