I have got to the “Social Concern” section of the hymns in Gather 3rd edition. This is a text by Fred Kaan that I have already blogged here, but Gather use none of the three settings suggested there, rather using ST THOMAS by John Wade. I applaud GIA for not copyrighting an arrangement of this one for a change.
The powerful lyrics are at Hope Publishing where they suggest yet another setting, McELRATH by Hal H. Hopson. Ahh – the joys of a metrical hymn that can be set to anything 8.7 8.7 8.7 – bliss.