In the church service, what is the hymn being sung as the camera pans over the memorial plaques? I was able to pick out:
The will of God
Lies in His hand
And so my sacred duty stands.
But I'm unable to identify the hymn.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks.
Wish I could-Found it quite stirring, matched the solemn and mournful atmosphere of the church, as well as the gravitas exuded by Welles as Father Mapple.
shareIt's called "The Ribs and Terrors in the Whale." The lyrics are in Melville's novel. I believe the music from the film version was written by composer, Philip Sainton.
shareThanks for the info.
I Googled the title and came up with the following link to both words and music: http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/theribsan1.html
According to the info at the link:
* Melville is the author.
* The hymn appears in chapter 9 of Moby Dick.
* Melville is paraphasing 'Death, and the terrors of the grave', metrical adaptation of Psalm 18 by Isaac WATTS. Following the link to this work, it is stated that Melville used stanzas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 as the basis for his hymn.
The tune is OLD 100TH (Praise God from whom all blessings flow...) and is attributed to Loys BOURGEOIS, 1551. Since this isn't what I hear in the movie, it's obvious that the music is different. The tune OLD 100TH is simply too hopeful (praising) for the atmosphere of the film.