I was unclear whether the new melody was even going in the US edition of MR3. Did the USCCB vote to keep the old one alongside the new or the instead of?
I agree the new is better - less "down" to it as Scott Turkington put it, but since my congregation really sings the old one well, I might not fuss with it.
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