Hymn

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Metre 8.7.8.7.DKey of D
Guitar:Play in D shapes (no capo)Capo 2 — play in C shapesCapo 7 — play in G shapes

DCome, Thou GFount of Dev’ry Ablessing,

DTune my Aheart to Dsing Thy Agrace;

DStreams of Gmercy, Dnever Aceasing,

DCall for Asongs of Gloudest Dpraise.

DI will aGrise and Dgo to AJesus,

DHe will emAbrace me Din His Aarms;

DIn the Garms of my Ddear ASavior,

DO there are Aten Gthousand Dcharms.

DTeach me Gsome meDlodious Asonnet,

DSung by Aflaming Dtongues aAbove;

DPraise the Gmount, I’m Dfixed upAon it,

DMount of AThy reGdeeming Dlove.

DHere I’ll Graise mine DEbenAezer,

DHither Aby Thy Dhelp I’m Acome;

DAnd I Ghope by DThy good Apleasure,

DSafely Ato arGrive at Dhome.

DJesus Gsought me Dwhen a Astranger,

DWandering Afrom the Dfold of AGod;

DHe, to Grescue Dme from Adanger,

DInterAposed His Gprecious Dblood.

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing — Text from Soul Inspiring Songs, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-thou-fount-of-every-blessing


Questions about this hymn

What key is Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing in?

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing is charted in D. Use the Key menu above the lyrics to move it to any of the 12 keys; every chord is re-spelled for the new key.

Who wrote Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing?

The words of Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing are credited to Robert Robinson and Martin Madan; the version here was published in 1929. The library also holds Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee, another hymn by Robert Robinson.

Is Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from Soul Inspiring Songs, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.

What is the metre of Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing?

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing is in 8.7.8.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God Her Everlasting Light, Once to Every Man and Nation and To Thee, O Lord.

Are the chords for Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing easy to play?

The chart uses 3 chords: D, G and A. All of them are open-position guitar chords, so you won't need a capo or barre chords.