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Justice

Songs of Love and Justice Song Collection

"Justice" is the first of four movements from Adolphus Hailstork's Songs of Love and Justice with text by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Justice” (from “Songs of Love and Justice”)

Deborah Selig, soprano; Jeffrey Sykes, piano3:26

Adolphus Hailstork

Composer

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Irvine, California

Location

This recording was part of a 1pm concert ("Fires of Justice") on Friday, October 14, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

Text

When evil men plot, Good men must plan.
When evil men burn and bomb,
Good men must build and bind.
When evil men shout ugly words of hatred
Good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.

When evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo,
Good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice,
An order of justice.
Justice!