Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#499

499. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

1 Come, thou Fount of ev'ry blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
While the hope of endless glory
Fills my heart with joy and love,
Teach me ever to adore thee;
May I still thy goodness prove.

2 Here I raise my 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,
Wand’ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed his precious blood.

3 Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be;
Let that grace now like a fetter
Bind my wand'ring heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it;
Prone to leave the God I love.
Here’s my heart, oh, take and seal it;
Seal it for thy courts above.

Text Information

• First Line: Come thou Fount of ev'ry blessing
• Title: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
• Author: Robert Robinson, 1735-1790
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Commitment; Grace

Tune Information

• Name: NETTLETON
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Key: D Major
• Source: J. Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813