Come, Thou Fount of every blessing

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Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
  Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
  Call for songs of loudest praise.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
  Wand’ring from the face of God;
He, to save my soul from danger,
  Interposed His precious blood.
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O to grace how great a debtor
  Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter,
  Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee.
Teach me, Lord, some rapturous measure,
  Meet for me Thy grace to prove,
While I sing the countless treasure
  Of my God’s unchanging love.
O to grace how great a debtor
  Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter,
  Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee.
Teach me, Lord, some rapturous measure,
  Meet for me Thy grace to prove,
While I sing the countless treasure
  Of my God’s unchanging love.
3
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it;
  Prone to leave the God I love:
Take my heart, oh, take and seal it
  With Thy Spirit from above.
Rescued thus from sin and danger,
  Purchased by the Savior’s blood,
May I walk on earth a stranger,
  As a son and heir of God.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it;
  Prone to leave the God I love:
Take my heart, oh, take and seal it
  With Thy Spirit from above.
Rescued thus from sin and danger,
  Purchased by the Savior’s blood,
May I walk on earth a stranger,
  As a son and heir of God.
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Tim Ou

Austin, Texas, United States

Jesus sought me when a stranger.


Brothafather

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Praise the Lord! He is the fountain!!


Sistamother

Connecticut, United States

I awoke to this song ringing down in my soul. About two days ago I purchased it to listen as oft as I like. Now, after my husband finish his Bible reading I am going to get our Hymn book and ask him to sing with me.

God sends us messages to strengthen our walk with Him.


Elveena

Vadodara, Gujarat

I love this song.. Would like to sing daily.. Thanl You Lord for this hymn.. Take my heart and seal it to Thy cords of love.


Khangzei Malangmei

Silchar, Assam, India

Whenever I listen..... God speak to my and give me assurance. I love this song.


Steve Miller

Detroit, Michigan, United States

The first part of stanza 2 originally says (see David Jones 4/18/2010):

Here I raise my Ebenezer

Here there by Thy great help I've come

And I hope, by Thy good pleasure

Safely to arrive at home

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This refers to the account in 1 Samuel 7 where the Ebenezer or stone of help was raised by Samuel as a symbolic memorial of God's faithfulness to His chosen people.

1Samuel 7:10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines advanced to battle against Israel. And the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were routed before Israel.

11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.

12 And Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, and said, Hitherto the LORD has helped us.

13 And the Philistines were subdued, and came no more into the borders of Israel; and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. (1Sa 7:10-13) - Kenneth W. Osbeck '52 Hymn Stories Dramatized'


Ruth

Pasay City, NCR, Philippines

Oh Lord Jesus! Teach us to sing the countless blessings/treasures of YOUR unchanging love! May You continue to rescue us from sin & danger. Amen!!


Matthew Birchler

Irvine, CA, United States

Amen brother!!


Enoch

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Lord bind my wandering heart to Thee.


Florence Shoniwa

Harare, Mash East, Zimbabwe

Take my heart Lord and seal it with Your Spirit, that I shall only ever only be Yours.

Stanzas 2 and 3 are revised:

2. Oh, to grace how great a debtor

Daily I'm constrained to be!

Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter,

Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it;

Prone to leave the God I love:

Take my heart, oh, take and seal it

With Thy Spirit from above.

3. Now that I've obtained salvation,

Been from sins and death set free,

Let me live a life uncommon,

Manifest God's Son through me.

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.

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