Ebenezer (hymn)
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Ebenezer, also known as Ton-y Botel, is a Welsh hymn tune. Thomas John Williams brought it to hymnals in 1890 in Llaw lyfr Moliant.[1]
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[edit] History
There is a legend that this tune was found on the beach in a bottle.[2]
[edit] Contemporary and/or religious use
This tune is set to many hymn texts. Among them:
- O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (text by S. Trevor Francis)[3]
- Once to Every Man and Nation (text by James R. Lowell)[4]
- Singing songs of expectation, onward goes the pilgrim band (text by Bernard Severin Ingemann; tr. Sabine Baring-Gould) Hymn 527 in The Hymnal 1982 according to the use of The Episcopal Church
- Thy strong word did cleave the darkness (text by Martin H. Franzman) Hymn 381 in The Hymnal 1982 according to the use of The Episcopal Church
- Who is this, with garments gory (text by Arthur C. Coxe) [5]
[edit] Popular culture
- Michael Giacchino used this tune in the track "Red Square" on the Call of Duty video game soundtrack.
