Very few hymns have been written specifically about climate change and those that have tend to focus on how we have damaged the environment. This hymn aims to correct this imbalance by presenting climate justice as the central issue. It acknowledges that the power imbalances are at the heart of the climate crisis and calls Christians to oppose these.

The suggested tune is a Welsh folk song originally played on the harp. In Welsh it is known as Dowch l’r Frwydr  meaning Come to the Battle , a good match for these words.

God of truth and God of justice,
we know climate change is here,
how our wealth has wrecked this planet,
how the poor have most to fear.
Droughts bring famine, Storms bring flooding,
worse and worse with each new year.

Help us speak your truth to power,
as your prophets did of old,
call to curb immoral profits,
vote for change to break the mould.
Listen out for silenced people,
let their stories now be told.

Give us strength to fight for justice,
taking Jesus as our lead,
face arrest or persecution,
when we ask the strong to cede.
We demand the rich and powerful,
bring about the change we need.

Can be sung to several tunes of metre 87.87.87. It was written to be sung to Rhuddlan, a traditonal Welsh tune. Try this singalong video or download the PowerPoint at this link.