I've read a lot of different interpretations of this song, so it could be like another one of Red's song, "Darkest Part", which was written with multiple "correct" interpretations. I personally think that this song was written about a deceased family member or friend. In the beginning of the song it says "Thought you were beside me, but I reached and you were gone, sometimes I hear you calling'', I think it's talking about all the memories of this person and how they (person's who is singing) are slowly losing memories of them and kind of moving on.At the part that starts with "Where are you now", and ends with "Will I see you again" I interpret that the person's perspective this is coming from is kind of doubting the bible/Christ. As Christians, everyone at one point or another questions/doubts God's word, especially after the death of someone close. The heartbreak after the death of someone close is devastating and you wonder, "will I ever see them again", etc. That's by interpretation of "Hymn for the Missing".
I've read a lot of different interpretations of this song, so it could be like another one of Red's song, "Darkest Part", which was written with multiple "correct" interpretations. I personally think that this song was written about a deceased family member or friend. In the beginning of the song it says "Thought you were beside me, but I reached and you were gone, sometimes I hear you calling'', I think it's talking about all the memories of this person and how they (person's who is singing) are slowly losing memories of them and kind of moving on.At the part that starts with "Where are you now", and ends with "Will I see you again" I interpret that the person's perspective this is coming from is kind of doubting the bible/Christ. As Christians, everyone at one point or another questions/doubts God's word, especially after the death of someone close. The heartbreak after the death of someone close is devastating and you wonder, "will I ever see them again", etc. That's by interpretation of "Hymn for the Missing".