Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Text written in 1758 by Robert Robinson (1735-1790)

Sung to NETTLETON, from John Wyeth's "Respository," 1813

1 Samuel 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Matthew 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

V. 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 ever to adore Thee,

May I still Thy goodness prove,

While the hope of endless glory 

Fills my heart with joy and love.

V. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer,

Hither by Thy help I've 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.

2 Corinthians 9:14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 

V. 3 O, to grace how great a debtor

Daily I'm constrained to be!

Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,

Bind me closer still 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.