From her first church solo at age three, to her roles in opera, to regular appearances on religious television and worldwide satellite programming, Jennifer continues to inspire listeners.
Since 1993, Jennifer has been a featured artist on radio and television and appears on numerous religious programs in the United States, Canada and worldwide. She has sung from many of the major halls and stages in the world to numerous churches and special events, including the Crystal Cathedral, Manhatten Center, The St. Louis Busch Stadium, PICC ......and the list goes on.
Jennifer is also an Artist Associate with World Vision and regularly speaks on their behalf.
Come Thou Fount
Jennifer LaMountain Lyrics
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tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of sweetest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
O 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.
Jennifer LaMountain's song "Come Thou Fount" is a hymn that celebrates the abundance of grace and mercy that is showered on us by God. The song speaks about the need for God to tune our hearts to sing his praise, and how the streams of mercy that come from him are never-ending. The song provides insight into the requester's and singer's desire to sing melodious songs that would please God, and that the mount of his redeeming love is what he/she is fixed upon.
The second stanza of the song talks about how great a debtor we are to grace, and how we should be continually bound by God's goodness. The writer also acknowledges the tendency to wander away from God and ask Him to take and seal his/her heart for His courts above. The song emphasizes the need for continual transformation and commitment to God as it is often easy to sway from the path.
In summary, the song "Come Thou Fount" highlights the need for God to guide our hearts and lead us to connect deeply with him because we are prone to wander, and the songwriters request goes out for God to take them and seal them for His courts above.
Line by Line Meaning
Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
Oh Lord, the source of all goodness and graces,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
guide me in aligning my heart and voice to glorify Your loving kindness and mercy;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
a river of compassion that never runs dry,
call for songs of sweetest praise.
deserve nothing but the most heartfelt and pleasant songs of adoration.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
teach me how to sing not just any song, but a beautiful piece of music,
sung by flaming tongues above.
sung by the heavenly beings with great passion and enthusiasm.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
Hallelujah! I have chosen the mountain of the Lord,
mount of thy redeeming love.
a hill of liberation and salvation through Your infinite love.
O to grace how great a debtor
Oh, how indebted I am to Your grace,
daily I'm constrained to be!
every day, I am determined and bound to acknowledge Your benevolence.
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
make Your goodness a bond that restrains me from going astray,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
keep my heart steadfastly attached to You and Your ways.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
I often feel the urge to stray from Your path, dear Lord,
prone to leave the God I love;
and distance myself from You, the God I cherish.
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
So, I offer You my heart in its entirety, please take it and protect it from sin,
seal it for thy courts above.
so that it can be preserved for Your dwelling place in Heaven above.
Contributed by Charlotte Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.