Come Thou Fount
Hillary Scott The Scott Family Lyrics
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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
Here I raise my Ebenezer
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
Wandering from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
His precious blood
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 O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above
Above
Here's my heart O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above
The song "Come Thou Fount" is a hymn that is about praising God and His mercy. The first verse, "Come thou fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing thy grace," is asking God for the ability to sing His praises and to have a heart filled with gratitude. The second line, "Streams of mercy never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise," is referencing God's never-ending mercy and how this mercy is a reason to continuously sing praises to Him.
In the second verse, the phrase "Here I raise my Ebenezer" is a reference to the biblical story of Samuel's victory over the Philistines. After the victory, Samuel raised a stone and named it Ebenezer, which means "stone of help," to commemorate God's help in their victory. The singer is acknowledging that they too have received God's help in their journey of faith. The song then continues to talk about how Jesus saved the singer when they were a stranger and wandering away from God.
The last two lines of the song, "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," is a confession of the human tendency to stray from God and a plea for God to keep the singer's heart devoted to Him. The song ends with a plea for God to take the singer's heart and seal it for His courts in heaven.
Line by Line Meaning
Come thou fount of every blessing
Oh divine source of all blessings
Tune my heart to sing thy grace
Help me to align my heart with your grace and sing praises to you
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Unending flows of compassion and forgiveness
Call for songs of loudest praise
Deserve and demand the highest and loudest praises
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Inspire me to sing a beautiful poem or song
Sung by flaming tongues above
Sung by angels with fervent devotion and passion
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it
Celebrate the mountain of faith that I rely on
Mount of God's redeeming love
The mountain of faith that represents God's power to redeem and save
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Here I proclaim my faith and gratitude
Hither by thy help I've come
I have only reached this point with your assistance and guidance
And I hope by thy good pleasure
And I pray that you continue to bless me according to your will
Safely to arrive at home
Lead me to safely reach my eternal home with you
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Jesus came to save me when I was lost and separated from God
Wandering from the fold of God
Straying away from the community and protection of God
He to rescue me from danger
He rescued me from imminent spiritual danger
Interposed His precious blood
He intervened with his precious blood to redeem me
Oh to grace how great a debtor
How heavily I depend on your grace
Daily I'm constrained to be
Every day I am compelled to acknowledge my need for your grace
Let thy goodness like a fetter
May your goodness tie me to you like a chain that cannot be broken
Bind my wandering heart to thee
Hold my heart close to you and curb my tendency to stray
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
I know how easily I can lose my way
Prone to leave the God I love
Prone to forsake my faith in God
Here's my heart O take and seal it
I offer you my heart to seal and protect
Seal it for thy courts above
Protect it for your eternal kingdom above
Lyrics © TUNECORE INC, Integrity Music, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES GABRIEL, ROBERT ROBINSON
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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
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it
Mount of God's redeeming love
Here I raise my Ebenezer
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
Wandering from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
His precious blood
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 O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above
Above
Here's my heart O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above
GinnieKinz💜
This song gets in my head. I hum it all the time! Can't get over the beauty of it.
Allyson Messina
GinnieKinz💜 Its such a beautiful song!! I know!
Hennessy Garcia
GinnieKinz💜 me to.
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GinnieKinz💜 yes I like me
Ashley Shaw
Same, friend. Same.
ironcast
I agree. It has been my favorite hymn for a long long time.
Bibaby2599
This was one of my grandma’s favorites before she passed away she used to always have me sing it to her even though I’m a horrible singer song still gets me in my feels
Jeremiah Bender
This makes me beyond happy. Such an anointed voice and beautiful composition to match. Thank you so much for this. May God bless and keep you in the times ahead.
Felicia Hart
I love this song so much, such a soothing and calming one.
Lorie R.
I never get tired of this inspiring message in song. My heart is sealed. I'm prone to wander just like Israel in the wilderness or captives in Egypt.