CAPO GUITAR
EBENEZER FROM NEW CITY COLLECTIVE | Mitch Bohannon
Ebenezer. A stone of remembrance. Joshua took stones from the River Jordan and created an alter to remember God’ s help and blessing.
We had a basket of stones on which my wife wrote down blessings from the Lord. Many churches will teach this and folks will practice it largely because of Verse 2 from this amazing song …“ But O how quickly I forget the ways I’ ve seen Your faithfulness, how over and over You’ ve made a way for me.”
This is a song from New City Collective. They are not specific-church based, NCC is a group of pastors, worship leaders, and artists from across the United States with a goal to equip the church with theologically rich music. Well, this song spun up on my Spotify playlist and took me by surprise. This is one of those that I hit repeat over and over. As I listened, I could envision my church worshiping and expressing gratitude to the Lord for His goodness, His blessings, His favor.
If you look at the chart, there’ s really not much to the chord progression. I love songs like this. The chord changes really don’ t interfere with the lyric or busy-up the platform, freeing the musicians to be more engaged in worship with the whole room.
My articles are always focused on the“ how to play” side of the song. But this song is so easy to play, I thought I’ d toss out an idea on how to present it. I could see this song being sung over a slide-show of a church mission trip or possibly over one that recognizes God’ s blessings to the church over the past year( 2025).
Ebenezer
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INTRO: | A Asus | A |
Verse 1: A
D How can I tell of all You’ ve done So many stories of Your love
D When I look back it’ s all so clear to me
Verse 2:
A But, O, how quickly I for- get How over and over You’ ve made a way for me
D The ways I’ ve seen Your faithfulness
CHORUS A
D I will raise up stones of remembrance To remind my soul how good You’ ve been
F # m E D A You’ ve been so good over and over and over again You always keep Your promises D F # m E D You never go back on what You said You’ ve been so good over and over and over again
Bm7
A( first time) Over and over and over
Verse 3: A
D You split the sea and broke down walls There’ s no exception with my heart D
You stop at nothing when You show Your love
Verse 4: A
D No height or depth keeps us apart Cause there is a stone above them all
Bm The empty grave declares that I am free
( CHORUS)
Bridge( 3x) A |
D |
A |
E / G # |
I’ ve got an Ebenezer, I’ ve got an Ebenezer |
F # m |
E |
D |
Lift it high, I lift it high and remember |
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A D F # m E Bm7 Bm E / G # Style-wise in playing the song, I would fingerpick Verse 1 and Verse 2 and then possibly strum diamonds( whole notes) through the first chorus. Going into Verses 3 and 4, I’ d lean more to playing a straight rhythm. Don’ t play busy, just focus on the chord changes and then build up into the second chorus. The Bridge section can build and / or use a cappella phrases for dynamic emphasis.
Mitch Bohannon Mitch Bohannon and his wife, Noelle have been married for over 33 years with three adult kids and 6 grandchildren! Mitch developed the Short-Cut capo for Kyser and leads worship at Trinity Baptist in Orange, TX and is an English teacher in Louisiana.
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