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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.
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.
2
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.
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 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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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Praise the Lord! He is the fountain!!
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.
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.
Silchar, Assam, India
Whenever I listen..... God speak to my and give me assurance. I love this song.
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'
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!!
Irvine, CA, United States
Amen brother!!
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Lord bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Harare, Mash East, Zimbabwe
Take my heart Lord and seal it with Your Spirit, that I shall only ever only be Yours.
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
This song was first brought back to my remembrance in the movie "Love Comes Softly". It has been precious to me ever since. Thank you for this site.