Putting aside the question of the merits of "Gather Us In" as a liturgical song (a composition which always seems to be the low-hanging fruit for easy critiques like this for the last 30 years as if nothing was written before or after), it's remarkable how many articles seem to spring up like this that white-wash over a third of the U.S. Catholic Church who are Latino/a for whom European hymnody speaks neither in language nor genre to "universal experiences, experiences that transcend cultures and ethnicities and eras." (Also, on a musical note, "Gather Us In" does not have any triplets. And some of the finest European Advent hymns, like "Comfort, Comfort, O My People, have far more irregular rhythms than "Gather Us In" that make them dance with delight).