Holy Manna is the hymn tune originally written for "Brethren, We Have Met Together", which is one of the oldest published American folk hymns. Holy Manna is a pentatonic melody in Ionian mode. It was originally published by William Moore in Columbian Harmony, a four-note shape-note tunebook, in 1829, and is attributed to him.[1]

Like most shape-note songs from that century, it is usually written in three parts. The meter is 87.87D.

Popularity

In addition to being used in a significant number of early American hymnals, including Southern Harmony (#103) and Baptist Harmony (#1), Holy Manna appears in a large number of modern hymnals.[1]

It is also used as a common tune for other songs, especially "God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens", "All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly", and "I will Arise and Go to Jesus".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Music, David W. (2005-10-30). A Selection of Shape-Note Folk Hymns: From Southern United States Tune Books, 1816-61. A-R Editions, Inc. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9780895795755. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Songs set to Holy Manna". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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