True, Joe. The preface of "Singing The Living Tradition" makes note of this. In part, it states: "Goverened by our charge to produce an inclusive hymnbook.....inspired by various liberation philosophies, cross-cultural perspectives, and ecological awareness, we sought to express a full range of spiritual imagery. Most notable is our use of feminine imagery for the divine. We applied similar inclusive insights to carols and some familiar hymns.....". So, yes, occasionally only a word or two is changed. And, I don't think it's an appropriate "resource for authentic text". I offered the words as a comparison to what others may have in their songbooks. If the book in question wasn't a hymnal, I believe it would be called the "folk process" at work.