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==Modern Lyrics==
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==Lyrics from [[A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841]]==
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1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,<br>
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<pre>Hymn 76
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Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;<br>
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P.M.
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Streams of mercy, never ceasing,<br>
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1. Come thou fount of ev'ry blessing,
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Call for songs of loudest praise.<br>
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Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
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Teach me some melodious sonnet,<br>
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Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
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Sung by flaming tongues above.<br>
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Call for songs of loudest praise.
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Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,<br>
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Teach me some melodious sonnet,
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Mount of God's redeeming love.
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Sung by flaming tongues above;
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Praise the mount—I'm fixed upon it—
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Mount of thy redeeming love!
  
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2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer;<br>
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2. Here I'll raise my Ebenezer,
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Hither by Thy help I’m come;<br>
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Hither by thy help I'm come:
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And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,<br>
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And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
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Safely to arrive at home.<br>
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Safely to arrive at home.
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Jesus sought me when a stranger,<br>
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Jesus sought me when a stranger,
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Wandering from the fold of God;<br>
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Wand'ring from the fold of God;
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He, to rescue me from danger,<br>
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He, to rescue me from danger,
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Interposed His precious blood.
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Interposed his precious blood!
  
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3. O to grace how great a debtor<br>
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3. Oh! to grace how great a debtor
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Daily I’m constrained to be!<br>
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Daily I'm constrained to be!
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Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,<br>
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Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
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Bind my wandering heart to Thee.<br>
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Bind my wand'ring heart to thee!
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Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,<br>
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Prone to wander—Lord, I feel it—
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Prone to leave the God I love;<br>
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Prone to leave the God I love;
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Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,<br>
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Here's my heart—O take and seal it—
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Seal it for Thy courts above.
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Seal it for thy courts above.</pre>
  
 
==Original Lyrics==
 
==Original Lyrics==

Revision as of 18:04, 15 August 2007

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General Information

Poet: Robert Robinson (1735 - 1790), 1758
Poetic Meter: 8 7 8 7 D

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Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841

Hymn 76
P.M.
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 thy redeeming love!

2. Here I'll raise my Ebenezer,
Hither by thy help I'm 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,
Interposed his precious blood!

3. Oh! to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, 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.

Original Lyrics

1. 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 Thy redeeming love.

2. Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,
Till released from flesh and sin,
Yet from what I do inherit,
Here Thy praises I’ll begin;
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.

3. Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
How His kindness yet pursues me
Mortal tongue can never tell,
Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
I cannot proclaim it well.

4. 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.

5. O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.

More Lyrics

According to Wikipedia, the following lyrics can be found (though the source cited there doesn't have them):

1. 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 His Name I'm fixed upon it
Name of God's redeeming love.

2. Hither to thy love has blessed me
Thou has brought me to this place
And I know thy hand will bring me
Safely home by thy good grace
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering 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 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.

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