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| − | 1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, | + | 1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,<br> |
| − | Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; | + | Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;<br> |
| − | Streams of mercy, never ceasing, | + | Streams of mercy, never ceasing,<br> |
| − | Call for songs of loudest praise. | + | Call for songs of loudest praise.<br> |
| − | Teach me some melodious sonnet, | + | Teach me some melodious sonnet,<br> |
| − | Sung by flaming tongues above. | + | Sung by flaming tongues above.<br> |
| − | Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, | + | Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,<br> |
Mount of Thy redeeming love. | Mount of Thy redeeming love. | ||
| − | 2. Sorrowing I shall be in spirit, | + | 2. Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,<br> |
| − | Till released from flesh and sin, | + | Till released from flesh and sin,<br> |
| − | Yet from what I do inherit, | + | Yet from what I do inherit,<br> |
| − | Here Thy praises I’ll begin; | + | Here Thy praises I’ll begin;<br> |
| − | Here I raise my Ebenezer; | + | Here I raise my Ebenezer;<br> |
| − | Here by Thy great help I’ve come; | + | Here by Thy great help I’ve come;<br> |
| − | And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, | + | And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,<br> |
Safely to arrive at home. | Safely to arrive at home. | ||
| − | 3. Jesus sought me when a stranger, | + | 3. Jesus sought me when a stranger,<br> |
| − | Wandering from the fold of God; | + | Wandering from the fold of God;<br> |
| − | He, to rescue me from danger, | + | He, to rescue me from danger,<br> |
| − | Interposed His precious blood; | + | Interposed His precious blood;<br> |
| − | How His kindness yet pursues me | + | How His kindness yet pursues me<br> |
| − | Mortal tongue can never tell, | + | Mortal tongue can never tell,<br> |
| − | Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me | + | Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me<br> |
I cannot proclaim it well. | I cannot proclaim it well. | ||
| − | 4. O to grace how great a debtor | + | 4. O to grace how great a debtor<br> |
| − | Daily I’m constrained to be! | + | Daily I’m constrained to be!<br> |
| − | Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, | + | Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,<br> |
| − | Bind my wandering heart to Thee. | + | Bind my wandering heart to Thee.<br> |
| − | Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, | + | Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,<br> |
| − | Prone to leave the God I love; | + | Prone to leave the God I love;<br> |
| − | Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, | + | Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,<br> |
Seal it for Thy courts above. | Seal it for Thy courts above. | ||
| − | 5. O that day when freed from sinning, | + | 5. O that day when freed from sinning,<br> |
| − | I shall see Thy lovely face; | + | I shall see Thy lovely face;<br> |
| − | Clothed then in blood washed linen | + | Clothed then in blood washed linen<br> |
| − | How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace; | + | How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;<br> |
| − | Come, my Lord, no longer tarry, | + | Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,<br> |
| − | Take my ransomed soul away; | + | Take my ransomed soul away;<br> |
| − | Send thine angels now to carry | + | Send thine angels now to carry<br> |
Me to realms of endless day. | Me to realms of endless day. | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 6 April 2007
Contents
Sheet Music
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Nettleton)
Queenborough (Come thou fount of ev'ry blessing), by Thomas Clark
Poet
Robert Robinson (1735 - 1790), 1758
Meter
Tune
- Nettleton: Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, by John Wyeth (1770 - 1858), 1813
- Different tune in Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909
History
This lively and rousing song is a favorite of hymnwikifiers. This song is found in at least the following compilations:
- Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909
- Hymns: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1948
- Gesangbuch, 1996
Current Lyrics
1. 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 God's redeeming love.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Original Lyrics
1. 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.
2. Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,
Till released from flesh and sin,
Yet from what I do inherit,
Here Thy praises I’ll begin;
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
3. Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
How His kindness yet pursues me
Mortal tongue can never tell,
Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
I cannot proclaim it well.
4. 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.
5. O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.
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