Her Hymn

Bobby Leonard (a first-rate drummer known to few) challenged me early in our 20 year association that I could not write a gospel tune. Phht, blub, say what?! Her Hymn was my response to his challenge, and has the kind of elliptical melody found in many of the Keith Jarrett tunes I was listening to at the time, with a little of the Crusaders thrown in for good measure. From 1977 to July 2013 Her Hymn was performed unwaveringly in common meter, four beats to the bar. Why the sudden switch to three? Bold times require bold vision, I guess.