Some Sacred Harp tunes appropriate when commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. [1]

Where prophets' word and martyrs' blood and prayers of saints were sown,
We to their labors ent'ring in would reap where they have strown.

Tune nameDenson 
A Charge To Keep502A charge to keep I have ... to serve the present age.
Babylon is Fallen117Hail the year of full release ... Babylon is fallen, to rise no more.
Christian Soldier57Must I be carried to the skies on flow'ry beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize?
Christian Warfare179I'm called to contend with the powers of darkness/And many sore conflicts I have to pass through.
Ecstasy106Do not be discouraged/Grid on the gospel armor/He'll give you grace to conquer.
Funeral Anthem320Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors
Granville547Lord, while we see whole nations die, our flesh and sense repine and cry, "Must Death forever rage and reign?"
Greenwich183[I] see the wicked placed on high ... but oh, their end, their dreadful end ... on slipp'ry rocks I see them stand.
Harpeth Valley573Where prophets' word and martyrs' blood ... were sown, we to their labors ent'ring in would reap where they have strown.
Huntington193[I] see the wicked placed on high ... but oh, their end, their dreadful end ... on slipp'ry rocks I see them stand.
Irwinton229What poor despised company ... are these? ... Ah, they are of a royal line.
Jefferson148Glorious things of thee are spoken (The beloved community)
Joyful513Must I be carried to the skies on flow'ry beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize?
Jordan66Could we but climb where Moses stood/And view the landscape o'er... (see also Greensborough (289), Heavenly Land (303), Manchester (392), Infinite Day (446)
Lenox40The year of Jubilee is come!
Liberty137No more beneath th' oppressive hand of tyranny we groan.
Ode On Science242A vision of America: "Fair freedom her attendant waits."
Saints Bound For Heaven35Our bondage, it shall end; Tho' our enemies are strong, we'll go on.
Struggle On400Struggle on, for the work's most done.
The Happy Sailor388Come, tell of your ship, and what is its name? ... She's the old ship of Zion (The beloved community)
The Old Ship Of Zion79She landed all who have gone before/And yet she is able to land still more.
Wayfaring Stranger457I am a poor wayfaring stranger, while journ'ying through this world of woe.
Wells28bLife is the time to serve the Lord.

--Will Fitzgerald, MLK Day, 2006


1: This is a highly eclectic list. It has songs of 'the Beloved Community,' calls to a life of service, songs of freedom, the current journey together, and hope for a just world. The Funeral Anthem is a good memorial text. A couple tunes are, I think, derived from spirituals; I'd be glad to know more about this. Thanks to Linda, Amanda Denson, Gerry Hoffman, and Robert Vaughan for suggestions and encouragement.