Moravian Book of Worship ‎#782

782. Come, Thou Fount of Ev'ry 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.
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 find my greatest treasure;
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,
wand'ring from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
bought me with his precious blood.

3 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.
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.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, thou Fount of ev'ry blessing
• Title: Come, Thou Fount of Ev'ry Blessing
• Author: Robert Robinson (1758)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Psalm 36:5-10
  ;
  Luke 15:3-7
  ;
  John 1:14-17
  ;
  Ephesians 2:1-10
  ;
  1 Peter 2:9-10
• Topic: Reconciliation; Love for God; Redemption of humankind; Salvation

Tune Information

• Name: NETTLETON
• Composer: John Wyeth (1812)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: E♭ Major