You Gather In the Outcast

A main theme of Glen's hymn text is that Jesus continues to heal, encourage, find the lost, and care for all our needs_x0014_ even now_x0014_ as he did during his earthly ministry, with a particular emphasis on helping the poor. Crandal's new hymn tune draws on venerable traditions of hymnody, appealing to the past while having present-day harmonic tendencies (such as seventh chords and chromatic-third relationships). In this fashion, the music masterfully matches the text and is poised to become a classic song for assembly worship.