I am working my way through Gather 3rd ed. skipping the songs I have already covered.
I am still finding exceptional hymns that are new to me and this one with words and music by John Bell is extraordinary.
The text for the refrain and some of the verses is on page four of this bulletin. The rest is in this book sample. How about this for making you think as you sing:
… God is never neutral who inspires my song.
… for there is no hurt which God requires me to retain
GIA only have the handbell version but both GIA and Wild Goose sell it in the collection I Will Not Sing Alone.
The commentary from that book on the song is salutary:
This song is a testimony both to the love of God and to the breadth of praise which is offered in response to that love. It is the antithesis of the smug, egocentric ‘me and Jesus’ praise song which – in the face of biblical testimony – denies the importance to God of the voice of creation, and encourages the false presumption that worship is synonymous with good feelings.