[So much wrong and so much injustice]

[So much wrong and so much injustice]

Arranger: John L. Bell
Published in 6 hymnals


Arranger: John L. Bell

John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [So much wrong and so much injustice]
Arranger: John L. Bell
Meter: 9.8.9.8 with refrain
Incipit: 32135 54432 32132
Key: d minor/d minor or modal
Source: French 16th-century melody;Melody from Christian communities of Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Palestine
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #572

Global Praise 3 #157

Global Praise 3 #158

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #572

In Every Corner Sing #61

Sing a New Creation #47

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