Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - story behind the hymn

A classic hymn written by a young Christian centuries ago. He became a minister but sadly backslid - making the words "prone to leave the God I love" seem like a prophecy.
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Sources used for for today's video:
- www.hymnary.org
- Kenneth W. Osbeck. 101 Hymn Stories. 1982. Kregal Publications: Grand Rapids
- W.J. Limmer Shepherd. Great Hymns and their Stories. 1923. Lutterwoth Press: London
LYRICS:
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.
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.
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.
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.
O that day when freed from sinning, I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothèd 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.
If thou ever didst discover to my Faith the promis'd Land,
Bid me now the Stream pass over, on the heav'nly Borders stand;
Now surmount whate'er opposes, and to thine Embrace I'll fly;
Speak the Word thou spake to Moses; bid me, "Get me up and die."

[@annetteolson2428]

I think if we are honest with ourselves we have to agree with the phrase "Prone to wander, Lord I feel it", and guard aganst it with His strength every day.

[@AutumnLeaf24]

True that!

[@oldegoatee8450]

Yes, and even Paul exclaimed, "Oh wretched man that I am!"

[@LeeLeeB5]

Yes! And “Prone to leave the God I love”…always moves my soul to tears❣️❤️

[@annetteolson2428]

❤❤@@LeeLeeB5

[@healthrecord508]

Of course... daily battle.

[@johnnypetty1434]

“Prone to Wander, Lord, I feel it.” Is the best line in the song. It describes the human condition, anyone who can’t understand that line has some issues as well. That line and the lines that follow give me so much hope and peace.

[@johnlyon6170]

AMAN, AMAN, AMÉN?(!

[@MrMvn78]

Hit me hard this morning ❤

[@cathleenschaffroth8108]

When I was a young believer I was prone to wander and this hymn resonated with me. Now I In my 70’s i am settled into his love and care- never to worry about wandering again.

[@mikenixon2401]

I am much the same. Let's be a blessing.

[@lindacook8819]

Prone to wander, is my favorite line. It is so true.

[@mikenixon2401]

Proverbs 22:6 is the base of my testimony. As a child and youth my mother made sure my sister and I were involved in church and faith. Then I was prone to wander and did so. I returned to the Savior in my 50s. Now approaching 70 I am so thankful for all His directions and blessings. Now, let's go be a blessing.

[@milib2j]

Don’t we know it👍

[@milib2j]

He is So glad to hear us🎉sing

[@jessebelelear7107]

absolutely my favorite. When I feel as though I am straying, this brings me back. I cry then I hear this.

[@thebeekbn7669]

I’ve literally cried the entire time watching this video. I can see myself in Robinson’s story. I love that he said “… prone to leave the God I love” because it almost doesn’t make sense that one can love God so desperately and yet still be prone to wander. “Here’s my heart, Lord, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above”, that’s my prayer today.

[@soul_adventurist]

This is one of my favorite hymns and I have always felt that same urge to wander. I believe that to be a normal part of being a Christian. A normal part of our fallen condition. But I also believe that once we are saved, nothing can snatch us from our Savior’s hand. We wonder after our own desires. I have gone through periods of anger and depression where I turned from serving and worshiping God, but the Holy Spirit never stopped trying to bring me back to Him. ❤

[@tam.i3145]

Dear brother in Christ! Thank you for your humble but so precious work! I'm a youth from Romania who enjoys and feel blessed by your mission work. In my country not many people can speak and understand English. I would love to send this to my friends and my family so that they can understand and find courage and love for Christ just as I found!

[@mimip2108]

I learned that God used that lady who was in the stagecoach to draw him back to Him. "'Robinson continued working for the Lord until 1790, when he was invited to Birmingham, England, to preach for Dr. Joseph Priestly, a noted Unitarian. There, on the morning of June 8th, he was found dead at age 54, having passed away quietly during the night." THEN SINGS MY SOUL by Robert J. Morgan

[@lakeishas242]

Thanks for sharing this

[@TruthinLove33]

Prodigal son came home 😇🤗❤️🎉

[@jennifersanders4837]

Thank you for sharing this I was thinking oh Lord I hope he repented and came back to his first love!

[@margaretperry7620]

He is going to complete what He started in us ❤

[@stevemabry2864]

Amen

[@user-hr1uc2ru3c]

I came across this beautiful hymn two days back. I was browsing the KZbin, and a few videos caught my attention. They were the Eucharistic procession across the USA, which were conducted in conjunction with the Eucharistic Congress to be held on Indianapolis. One of the videos had this hymn sung by Rosemary Siemens - i guess. It brought tears to my eyes. I could not control my emotions. She sang it so beautifully. The inter parish/ Diocese Eucharistic procession was the most beautiful act one could return to Jesus - taking HIM all over. This hymn really touched me to the core of my heart. I never ever want to depart from my LORD'S presence.

[@Carrie15Joy]

I grew up with this song. I love the lyrics and the tune so much. This song has always melted my heart.

[@dougjohnson6851]

The Lord has so graciously called me to minister in a local jail as their chaplain. My most recent sermon in the jail came out of I Sam.7. What a blessing to hear this story about this hymn, and where the word Ebenezer originated. Thank you for this video and God bless you!

[@tammynewville716]

Hold fast..It's worth more than a 1000 worlds to win the victory in Christ!!!❤ He. Is the fountain of life eternal.Praise be to my King!❤

[@ladyrangeline9715]

Tears are flowing. ..I grew up with these songs..the mighty songs of the church..thank you!

[@mikenixon2401]

The "praise songs" of today seem to be written with the presumed intention of "I need to write another new song." The great hymns -- in all fairness some of the later 20th century music as well -- are birthed from personal experience and being drawn to our Savior out of deep appreciation and surrender to God's will. Keep all verses.

[@robinandjohnvendelin229]

This is the favorite hymn of a man I know. It's because that tendency to wander is also his experience. Knowing this man's story, some people feel so badly about themselves that they is constantly vulnerable to the internal doubt and whispers about himself.

[@garynichols8186]

Thank you for sharing the rich history of this song. I grew up in an Evangelical United Brethren Church that later became a United Methodist Church and we sang this song growing up. I loved it then and still love it.

[@tammynewville716]

I pray he reconciled with Christ and called upon Him before his last breath.❤

[@marlenedaley6358]

Through sadness he still yearns to come to God. Let the angels carry me to the heavens to my God above.

[@olivierfonte2999]

Been singing this song since a child ..... Count on God's blessings every moment and every day.....,

[@AutumnLeaf24]

same, I think. I can't remember when I first heard this or sang it at church.

[@bmbinney9613]

19:04 Very good job on this hymn. I know in my life, my heart has wandered, backslid, and brought much pain in my life and shame on the wondrous name of Jesus. Yet God has been very merciful to me and like the father of the Prodigal son He has mercifully forgiven me time and time again! We, who have been sealed by the Holy Spirit, have an eternal inheritance that will never fade away.

[@user-bw2yr2wl9p]

Our God who's our universal is so, ..... So, merciful. ❤

[@Marmeeseven]

I am using your videos in my homeschool. Thank you for sharing your videos. God bless you, and your efforts.

[@lindathomas2350]

What a wonderful and excellent idea to share those songs in your homeschool! You are to be commended,!

[@CaroleMcDonnell]

A hymn that urges me to write great things for God.

[@user-iy6gq9ts7h]

Good for! Never Stop!

[@user-iy6gq9ts7h]

Good for you!

[@doreenturner3930]

one of my favorite is chorus -Oh I want to see Him look upon Him face there to sing forever of His Amazing grace …..

[@johnlyon6170]

We are nothing in this world without JESUS àre. LORD.

[@Exodus20Ten]

*Sung by flaming tongues above...* ..."Not by might nor by power, *but by My Spirit,* saith the Lord of Hosts." *-Zechariah 4:6*

[@claudiaadams3431]

Than God for January 15 2017 when I assisted to a reformed church in Harlingen Texas and I heard this hymn so lovely it was like water to a parched land. Ever since I been assisting to listen to this sound word of God and I been greatly blessed, I speak broken English but the merciful God and his Holy Spirit is teaching me. Thanks for this powerful hymn and many blessings to you and family.

[@julieellis6793]

You did great with this hymn. I think the words"prone to wander" means that even if we've asked the Lord to forgive us of our sin, we still have that sin nature. God bless.

[@user-iy6gq9ts7h]

Martin Luther said, " He saves us from sin, but not from sinning." Won't it be Wonderful when we are Home and cannot be able to be tempted anymore, Forever More!

[@julieellis6793]

@@user-iy6gq9ts7h AMEN!

[@jannievorster3371]

When I was young I was prone to wander. I am not young anymore and I am still prone to wander. So I learned to die daily, seek and talk to my God daily, give my life anew daily, and I shall do it with the help of Jesus for the days to come till my silver cord is cut. But I have a feeling Im going to see Jesus with all he's mighty angels coming in His glory soon!

[@Nepenthe-dx9ws]

Thank you so much for your wonderful, heart-felt performance of this song. I've only known of this song for a few years. I am sad that this poor fellow fell away from his faith in the Lord, but who knows, maybe at the end of his life, he turned his heart back to Jesus. I like to think so.

[@ThePyramidone]

I was blessed to have been a layman performing as the church song leader. It was my duty to select the hymns for each church service. I am not a trained musician, however previously, I had sung in many school choirs and could follow sheet music. I had a competent pianist and it was amazing how the Lord would guide me with hymn selection that matched the Pastor's sermon. This is one of the songs that I selected for congregational singing, quite frequently. The Lord saw fit to bring me to another place 2000 miles away, and I no longer am involved with singing, as the churches here no longer sing hymns. I do miss it.

[@kirksealls1912]

“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is my personal favorite hymn. I also grew up in churches singing contemporary music and enjoy it, but I find myself singing this hymn frequently, especially when times are tough

[@user-iy6gq9ts7h]

I cannot help but believe that I will see Robert in HeavenHome and tell him how grateful I have always been for this hymn. The reason I feel this way is 2 Timothy 2:13 “If we do not believe, He still remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself.”

[@lindalevitan521]

I grew up singing this hymn in our church. Thank you for putting flesh on bones... you speak so well, and touch my heart with your words and thoughts. I needed to hear this song and history tonight. Thank you.

[@sarah-lorraineross8100]

Beautiful praise God Amen 🙏

[@martinswells1987]

Hello Sarah, how are you doing?

[@peterjenbowen3305]

Yesterday, after a special experience with the hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (which I’ll share briefly below) I searched for renderings of it on KZbin. That’s when I came across your video. I loved your calm and peaceful discussion of the beautiful hymn and your singing of it. Thank you. After a heavy Saturday’s work making a French drain in my backyard I came into the house. I was exhausted. As a soon-to-be eighty-year-old, I had found digging the trench in the heavy Northern Ireland clay soil quite backbreaking, not to mention filling the fifteen-meter ditch with perforated pipe and crushed stone. I was too tired even to pray about a spiritual purpose for the usual monthly fast beginning right after our supper. So, after a game of Settlers of Catan with my little wife, I went to bed. Waking early, I turned to the new (digital) hymn book, ‘Hymns for Home and Church’. There at No. 1 of the first thirteen to be released, was ‘Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing’. Singing along I was invigorated with fresh spiritual momentum. My thoughts went back nearly fifty years to recall how “Jesus sought me when a stranger” and brought me to His fold. How grateful I am for Jesus Christ and the atonement He wrought in Gethsemane and on Calvary. How blessed too we are by those who compose sacred music for worship. Thank you again. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.

[@rebeccaparkin5220]

Wonderful, one of my favourite hymns. Our Lord truly is the Fount and Source of every blessing ❤

[@sheilaoneil18]

I first heard this song sung by a lovely gentle man on the Gaither channel. It brought me to tears then and again today when you sang it. It reminds me of all that the Lord has forgiven in me and how I need Him to keep drawing me back from wandering away. Not that I have any intention of leaving the Lord. I love Him. But distractions interfere sometimes. This world is full of them. But He reminds me that we are in this world but not part of this world. Guy Penrod sings a beautiful song, This World is not My Home. I love your playing and singing. Thank you for your wonderful channel. Come Lord Jesus Come.

[@divinecallministries7]

As I write this there are tears in my eyes…how poignant are these blessed Words inspired by God so long ago yet Eternally Anointed for God’s people. May the Lord continue to use it to provoke His Saints to gratitude…for the sake of the Name of His Dear Son, in Jesus’ Name I pray Amen and Amen! To God be ALL Glory!

[@susancoutinho2679]

Thank you Luke for all the efforts you make to tell us about the background of all these beautiful hymns. I love all the old hymns. The writer of this song says Take my heart O take and seal it. Seal it for thy courts above. It shows that he really longed to be with God. He did not want to be lost. Hope he repented in the end.

[@AutumnLeaf24]

Yes, I hope so. But it goes to show that even the Faith 'greats' have issues. That should encourage us to cling all the tighter to Jesus and check ourselves. We need to make sure we stay with God. And pray that He will keep us standing firm in Him till the end!

[@tatjanasutube]

We are sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of our redemption

[@mapgirl7559]

Yes, we need to search these beautiful hymns as their lyrics are powerful words for the church. And the history behind each hymn is worthy of thought for us today. First Peter 2:23-25 you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

[@cathydemarest3572]

Raised on hymns.

[@user-zn6xt5jl3o]

I love this come thou fount of every blessing I just learn it recently since I have been going to this church that sings old hymns I love I learning songs their I wish I had know all my life 😊

[@dellahamilton4729]

My dear mother use to sing this song. I miss her.. Blessings to you

[@louisebrislane6607]

In the Presbyterian churches in NSW we sing their version of the song. Not often but I always remember my grandparents as they lived in Ebenezer, NSW. The oldest Presbyterian church is there & my grandparents are buried there just on the high banks of the Nepean River facing east. I think that I like our version better as it is more uplifting & hopeful. 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 God’s unchanging love! 2 Here I 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, wandering from the fold of God; he, to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood. 3 O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be! Let that grace now, 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. Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal (2003)

[@jelkhorncamper6062]

I just read The Main Trail, a book by Ralph J Hall, a Sunday School Missionary for the Presbyterian church in the very early 1900s in New Mexico and the west.

[@Lonesoul9791]

That is the version I know as well. We still sing it this way in the church I attend now.

[@froesfamily335]

Ebenezer means stone of help. 1 Samuel 7:12. Israel had been defeated by the Philistines. The people gathered and repented of their sins and God miraculously defeated the Philistines! Israel was saved. Samuel set up the stone as a monument for generations to remember God's deliverance. Let us remember that God can once again deliver Israel from her enemies.

[@julie.daytona]

I agree that this version is more uplifting!!

[@Exodus20Ten]

*Let Thy Goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee...* ¹⁰ With my whole heart have I sought Thee: *O let me not wander from Thy Commandments.* ¹¹ Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, *that I might not sin against Thee.* *-Psalm 119:10-11* ⁵ *Hold up my goings in Thy paths,* that my footsteps slip not. *-Psalm 17:5*

[@hygst]

I love that line. His goodness being like a fetter, a restriction. God knows our hearts, and what will lead us away from Him. I do believe God will not allow those who truly love him to be so self deluded with their own achievements and successes that they gradually, wander away. Sometimes we wonder why we don't have exorbitant blessings in this life, God knows.

[@Exodus20Ten]

Amen... ²⁴ Now unto Him that is able to keep you *from falling [from sinning],* and to present you *faultless [blameless]* before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, *-Jude 24*

[@Thebellism1]

God's goodness keeps us. And none can pluck us from his hand.

[@cf-kw5qo]

This always been a favorite hymn

[@marilyncrady8654]

Thank you for your ministry… just what I needed this morning!

[@hkreid]

This channel is wonderful! I teach elementary aged homeschoolers and we do hymn study every week. They love to sing the hymns! Very thankful for your hard work and I love the way you're put the video together with the history, narrating through the lyrics and then playing it for us to sing along. Thank you!

[@julie.daytona]

That is so sweet... Teaching homeschooling sounds like something I want to do! I currently teach 8th grade in a public charter school but I *so* want to teach and talk about Christ. Sadly, if I do so, I can get fired. I really feel like searching elsewhere, perhaps even a Catholic school even though I'm not Catholic. I have two Christian clubs but it doesn't feel like enough. Can't tell if it's just my desires or if it's God's. I just want to openly talk about God and teach. I'm so glad to hear that you, a teacher, teaches these hymns.😊 God bless!!

[@tinavestal2154]

My grandparents sang it together as my grandfather passed away at 62 in the early 1940's. It always and forever will...bring tears to my eyes.

[@GoodGraceToday]

I love how you speak the truth. I know many believe we are once saved always saved, but that is not the case, and this writer clearly understands that as he himself felt his lost condition. I am glad though as a backslider myself was able to find God's forgiveness and restorations some 15 years ago. We can walk away from God at any time. God does not keep us fenced in and we are free moral agents and can choose to serve God or not. Thank you again for your truthfulness in relating the story behind the hymn. God bless you.

[@lashellemoxey9006]

Yes, the first time I heard this, I was watching the movie, 'Love Comes Softly'. There's a scene in the movie where one of the stars in the movie is singing a verse and it endeared me to the song. Especially the verse that says 'Prone to wonder, Lord I feel it'.

[@christinekoester2050]

Thank you, Luke. This is helpful. It comes at an ideal time. I’m struggling to turn from long-established idolatrous ways with food; I have looked to food for comfort, and for that which only God can provide. He has been patient with me over the years, as He has unraveled, healed and delivered me from the many reasons I became bound, but as you say, a time comes when He leaves us to ourselves to decide, “What do I believe? Where is my trust? What do I truly desire? (see Ex 16:4, 20:20; Deut 8:2, 16; Jdg 2:21-22, 3:1, 4). I love my Lord Jesus and want to be with Him always and forever, but in the hard moments of life, when ingrained habits insist on compliance with past ways, what will I do? Will I take the easy way, in line with bad habits? Or will I do the hard thing (initially hard) that will produce greater blessing in my life? “O Lord God Almighty! Thank you for this story and for this hymn! It’s sobering, Lord! Help me to keep food in it’s proper place, in Jesus’ name. I do NOT want to be like this man, left to live the consequences of unwise choices. “Lord, your Word tells us … You let us live out difficult consequences of sin so that we will know the difference between serving you and serving anything in the world (see 2 Chron 12:1-2, 6-8). “I now turn and RUN from old sinful ways, because always, after initial pleasure, there is ongoing pain and grief. “But with YOU, Lord, there is initial struggle and difficulty in challenging sinful ways (but you do not give us more than we can withstand, and you always offer a way out [1 Co 10:13]); But ultimately, when we accept Your ways, Lord, and truly turn to You, we know that we will experience “the peaceable fruit of righteousness” rather than the pain and grief of sin (see Heb 12:11). “Help me, Lord-help us-to choose rightly. Thank you, Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen.” It’s a matter of trust, and being willing to pass through the difficulty to come out the other side freer and closer to God. Glory to God Almighty!! May He grant grace and peace to ALL who truly desire Him above all else. Sin is deceitful and NEVER delivers on its promises, but GOD is faithful! Every gift that is truly good and perfect “comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (see Jms 1:14-17). ✨Glory to God Most High!!✨ ✨Forever and ever, Amen.✨

[@ddsu1]

Christine, I appreciate your words. It takes courage to be transparent. But in your transparency, your words can really visit others with the same struggles. We are all vulnerable and easily breakable. I like that Bro Powell has featured this hymn today, because, the man that wrote it ,showed through his words, he wanted to praise God, but, he wanted to be honest with God to write his heart was prone to wander. Christine, your words were real and ministering, just like this unique hymn. Thank you Bro Powell for sharing this hymn today. ~ Debbie San Antonio, tx

[@christinekoester2050]

@@ddsu1 I sure appreciate your kind words, dear sister! The Lord’s blessings, grace and peace to you; and to all who seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. With love in Christ, - Christine Eugene, Oregon

[@michaelnorillacrider9493]

We sang this song at church last Sunday. After the service I searched to see if you had done a video on it. So it was a pleasant surprise when I was notified tonight your video was premiering shortly. Thank you.

[@brihe7029]

Remember singing this in a crusade choir (UK) in the 1990s!

[@tonipoharcyk]

Pastor Luke, Thank you for sharing) and every) this song. It cuts me to the heart when I hear the music or recall the words. I am and have been so prone to wander and yes, He has and does reach out to me. I grew up with most of the hymns you present, in a Bible church. The Lord did again lead me to a Bible church when we moved. There are hardly any hymns sung there, almost entirely contemporary Christian music. I really, really miss the hymns we sang. I will say, this music praises and instructs, but it all sounds the same, same melody (for lack of a better term) different words, like the worship team is crying! Spending time listening to these sacred hymns is such a gift. (This hymn convicts me, always has, and made me, a continual backslider, weep- none of the contemporary Christian music does that). What a gift, treasure these offerings of songs, lyrics and history are! Thank the Lord for His provision, thank your for your faithfulness, praise Him for joy and remembrance lthrough your ministry! 🤲🙏🛐✝️ God Bless you, your loved ones and the Body in your congregation! Toni P. CT, USA

[@Alexander-me7xh]

Wow, I just found your channel and it is amazing. Come thy fount is one of my favorite hymns, but I never knew the story behind the song thank you so much!

[@Salay3]

Another beautiful song and praise. Thank you for sharing

[@janicecleary1362]

Amen! Such a beautiful hymn, but such a sad story 😢. Yes, we need the spirit of humility and gratitude for what we have, and abide in him always. Thank you Luke.

[@karonbarnhill2904]

Prone to wander resonates

[@scarbrayambrcenassalgado728]

Este himno me encanta, me llena de sentimientos y me fortalece espiritualmente, la letra es muy profunda, habla de las bendiciones que recibimos de Dios. En la Iglesia Presbiteriana Conservadora de México se sigue cantando para apertura del culto.❤✝️

[@brianwynn7334]

I grew up with this hymn and it was dear to my heart. Yes we are prone to wonder Lord I feel it. God is full of mercy He knows we are but dust.

[@1966marmar]

This truly blessed my burdened heart this morning ❤

[@joyswenson7941]

That was lovely, thank you for sharing your talents and the history of this hymn. It’s one of my favorites. ❤

[@debcarroll8192]

This was a favorite hymn of my father's, and I love it as well. It is such an honest expression of the writer's struggles with his sin nature. I don't see it as sad; I think he looks forward to the purity of heaven so much that, like Paul says in Philippians 1:21, for him "to live is Christ, and to die is gain." By the way, I did read in a book I have about hymns that the writer did return to faith in Christ after backsliding.

[@dougvanminnen7537]

I was wondering if he did, after that encounter with that lady talking about his Hymn how could he not come back to the Lord?

[@BoomMC_Inc]

I think this song is the one hymn that always gets me. Because my heart is proned to wander and despite the blessings, faith from me takes collosal effort.

[@lindamckay2611]

I call this my Anthem song. So sad to hear about the writer of the song. Incredible that one can write such a powerful song and yet fall away????

[@martinswells1987]

Hello Linda, how are you doing?

[@martinswells1987]

Where are you from?

[@jesussaves7973]

@@martinswells1987 shame on you!

[@martinswells1987]

@@jesussaves7973 shame on you too

[@janetyaegel7811]

You sing so sweetly. In the Lord's prayer: lead not into temptation, deliver from evil+Jude1:24,25 proves He is able to keep from falling. Presents faultless before throne. Prone to wander verse promises.

[@rachelchandran6631]

It is very true, we are prone to wandering away from God.

[@donttakethemark65]

What a lovely story, of a God who speaks to the wandering author of these verses through a woman in a coach, perhaps even an angel, who reminded him that the God who gave him those words years earlier would be there for the prodigal when he turned towards home. Thank you for sharing this anecdote, which leaves room for hope that Robinson returned to his faith before he died.

[@janetyaegel7811]

Love the Melody. Aren't we glad 1Cor.10:13 says God makes a way to escape temptation for the prone to wander verse in song?Heb.4:15 He was tempted in all points yet without sin

[@totallydomestic433]

Jesus IS the fountain of all blessing! How foolish to wonder from him.

[@CorimDanex]

All these "sadness" sections you talk about do not strike me as sadness at all, but as yearning to be united more fully with God. The entire song is positive to me.

[@silenthunter601]

I am old school and just cannot get into contemporary christian music. There is nothing as powerful as the old classic hymns. The wording and lyrics speak to me as no other!

[@mapgirl7559]

I agree! The One year Book of HYMNS and 365 devotional readings compiled by Robert K. Brown is a great gift to me. This devotional story is in this book along with the lyrics to this hymn.

[@petermmofoke6873]

Yet another standard of the Cameroon Baptist Convention from back in the day. Thank you Luke... Thine angels now to carry me to realms of endless day: there goes my all-time favorite stanza!

[@katkanning]

I've loved this hymn so much! It's so sad the author fell away. Do you suppose God is also sad when we sing it, remembering this man?

[@janettedaley1180]

Hallelujah

[@larryparson9609]

Thanks 🙏🏼 PTL this Song 🎶 I needed not so familiar as with many IAm but a new song and a new beginning again only so many of those stone of Ebineezer PTL

[@julie.daytona]

I heard this song through a beautiful version by Cross Gray, indie artist. It's one of my favorite songs. I don't recall hearing it before, but my mom knew it. Lovely song, lovely lyrics, so nice to hear its history and composition broken down 😊

[@elainevassel7600]

I love this Hymn very much,also it's history you shared.I am familiar with verses 1,2,3,..the most.Enjoyed Thank you .

[@karenparinisi3182]

I've never heard this hymn. Thank you for introducing it to me.

[@hm6956]

I sing and pray in tounges its amazing...

[@eltinker8631]

I'm so glad I found this. I am so blessed by your message and this song. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@introvertzen8408]

I love hymns so much and this is one of my favorites. I really enjoy hearing about the history of them. I grew up in a church that almost exclusively sang hymns for worship and I just grew to love them. I think all the verses were written by him because they all capture the struggle with sin and the longing for it to be gone. By the way, I love your voice. I can feel God's spirit when you are singing. Do you have a playlist of just you singing the hymns? God's great blessings to you.🙏🏻😌

[@tomwaites6448]

Come my Lord, do not tarry.

[@johannahowardtripp8907]

I sang this song and learned it at the Rouville Baptist church where the Lord accepted me into His love. Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful hymns.😊

[@joshuablaze9946]

thanks dear Luke for your lovely channel. My favourite hymn is "And can it be that i should....." i love the indept story you covered. have a blessed day.

[@Bruno-fd7em]

I went to a closed brethren assembly for a total of 20 years of my 38 years of our Great Salvation and so enjoyed this hymn. Yes we all should count our blessings one by one and see what The Lord has done.

[@drewlong6097]

Subscribed... thank you... i am in tears of being humbled by that video

[@janebutterfield5501]

His story reminds me a bit like Sampson’s. I’ve heard sermons of all his exploits but had never really looked at Judges 13 - the announcement of his birth. Quite beautiful and miraculous. My hope and prayer is that like Sampson, the writer of this song repented and tuned back to Jesus before he died. What a merciful, gracious and loving God we serve

[@Gapch5530]

So glad I found you. As a worship leader, when we sing hymns, I try to tell the story. Shows just how human these authors were and how often they wrote them in their greatest trials. Come Thou Fount is one of my absolute favorites.! Such a blessing! ❤️

[@OnlyOneWay.2024]

I remember singing this song as a 10 year old. My aunt , who was only 5 years older than I was, would look at me when we sang "Here, I raise my Ebenezer" and we would both start laughing (not out loud of course) and we spent the rest of the song trying to muffle our laughter and hide our smiles.

[@yrtuak]

I discovered this song 🎵 watching the movie Love Comes Softly. I listen to it every morning 🥰 After reading the lyrics, I noticed pain….like life was hard and going home with God could end his pain. Safely to arrive at home 🎵 Tune My heart to sing Thy Grace.

[@healthrecord508]

I found this hymn just a couple of months ago for the 1st time. I couldnt stop crying!!! Holy Spirit touched me deeply, more deeply than I remember b4. What a Blessing. Imagine coming across this vid! Btw, hymns are my favourite. And, Marcus Munfords quiet version of the song was my first intro to it. Edit... saddened to hear Robinson fell away. Just as well his Fathers eternal arms are forever underneath.

[@hunt3r36]

Strange how The Lord leads us when we seek knowledge to praise Him. Just the other day I was going over some songs, (hymns), and came across this particular ONE and the WORD "EBENEZER" came into view and I wondered "what in the world does EBENEZER" mean? And NOW, here you come to explain it to me. "Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow". your comments are very inspiring and moving. I'm an amateur composer myself and struggle to find propper lyrics to set to music. But the one sicussed here is one of my all time favorites. It is SUPERLATIVE in every way. Again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@merrillwatkins54]

I saw reference to this song this morning in a book that I picked up from the thrift store and just began reading called New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp.

[@gloriaramirez-np4wn]

Thank you

[@jayneedens5139]

So interesting. Thank you.