Laudes Domini ‎#370

370. "Eben-ezer"

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;
Teaching me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it!
Mount of thy redeeming love.

2 Here I'll raise mine Eben-ezer;
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 Oh, 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; oh, take and seal it;
Seal it for thy courts above.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, thou Fount of every blessing
• Title: "Eben-ezer"
• Author: Robert Robinson
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Courage and Cheer; Christians: Encouragements; Courage; Encouragements; God: Grace; Grace; Growth in Grace; Heart: Surrender of; Hope: Under Despondency
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: NETTLETON
• Composer: A. Nettleton
• Meter: 8s, 7s. D
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Public Domain.