Come Thou Fount
Passion Lyrics

Come thou fount of every blessing
The singer is asking for God to come and provide them with every blessing that they need in their life.

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
The singer is requesting that God help them to be in tune with His grace so that they may sing it with all their heart.

Streams of mercy never ceasing
The singer acknowledges that God's mercy never stops flowing, and because of this, there is always a reason to sing songs of praise to Him.

Call for songs of loudest praise
The singer recognizes that the abundance of God's mercy requires them to sing songs of the utmost praise and thanksgiving.

And teach me some melodious sonnet
The singer is asking God to teach them a beautiful and poetic song of praise that will glorify Him.

Sung by flaming tongues above
The singer imagines that the song God teaches them will be sung by angels with fiery tongues in heaven.

I'll praise the Mount I'm fixed upon it
The singer will praise the spiritual foundation (the Mount) that God has placed in their life, and they will not be moved from their faith.

Mount of Thy redeeming love
The foundation of the singer's faith is God's redeeming love.

Here I raise my Ebenezer
The singer raises their Ebenezer (a symbol of God's help and faithfulness) as a reminder of how God has helped them in the past.

Hither by Thy help I come
The singer acknowledges that it is only through God's help that they have made it to where they are now in their life.

Oh, and I hope by Thy good pleasure
The singer hopes that God will be pleased with them and that He will continue to guide them through His love and faithfulness.

Safely to arrive at home
The singer wants to arrive safely at their eternal home in heaven, and they trust that God will help them get there.

Oh Jesus, sought me when a stranger
The singer recognizes that Jesus sought them out when they were lost and far from God.

Wondering from the fold of God
The singer acknowledges that they had strayed from the safety and comfort of God's love, but Jesus found them and brought them back.

He, to rescue me from danger
Jesus rescued the singer from spiritual danger and saved them from the consequences of their actions.

Interposed His precious blood
Jesus put Himself between the singer and the consequences of their sins, dying on the cross and shedding His blood to save them.

So to grace, how great a debtor
The singer recognizes that they owe everything to God's grace and mercy, and yet they can never repay Him for all He has done for them.

Daily I'm constrained to be
The singer feels compelled every day to live in a way that honors God and shows their gratitude for His grace.

And let Thy goodness like a fetter
The singer asks God to bind their heart with His goodness so that they will never stray again.

Bind my wandering heart to Thee
The singer asks God to keep them close and to never let their heart wander away from Him again.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
The singer acknowledges that their sinful nature makes them prone to wander away from God, even though they do not want to.

Prone to leave the God I love
The singer confesses that they sometimes feel like leaving God and walking away from their faith, even though they truly love Him.

Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it
The singer offers up their heart to God, asking Him to take it and seal it with His love and grace.

Seal it for Thy courts above
The singer asks God to make their heart fit for heaven, where they will one day stand before Him in worship and praise.