come, thou fount

Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.

Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I’m come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.

O to grace how great a debtor
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.

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3 Comments »

  1. Aunt Betty said

    I love that hymn, thank you for reminding me of it!

  2. Smitty said

    My top three hymns all-time:

    1. Be Thou My Vision
    2. There’s a Stirring
    3. Come Thou Fount

    Thanks for choosing one of my favs!

  3. peachyperspective said

    It’s one of my favorites, too!

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