Hymn

Praise for the Fountain opened

Metre 8.6.8.6.

There is a fountain filled with blood

Drawn from Immanuel's veins;

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,

Lose all their guilty stains:

Lose all their guilty sins,

Lose all their guilty stains;

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,

Lose all their guilty stains.

The dying thief rejoiced to see

That fountain in his day;

And there may I, though vile as he,

Wash all my sins away:

Wash all my sins away,

Wash all my sins away;

And there may I, though vile as he,

Wash all my sins away.

Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood

Shall never lose its pow'r,

Till all the ransomed church of God

Be saved, to sin no more:

Be saved, to sin no more,

Be saved, to sin no more;

Till all the ransomed church of God

Be saved, to sin no more.

E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream

Thy flowing wounds supply,

Redeeming love has been my theme,

And shall be till I die:

And shall be till I die,

And shall be till I die;

Redeeming love has been my theme,

And shall be till I die.

Then in a nobler, sweeter song,

I'll sing Thy pow'r to save,

When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue

Lies silent in the grave:

Lies silent in the grave,

Lies silent in the grave;

When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue

Lies silent in the grave.

Amen.

Praise for the Fountain opened — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/praise-for-the-fountain-opened

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Praise for the Fountain opened?

The words of Praise for the Fountain opened were written by William Cowper; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 16 more hymns by William Cowper, including Looking Upwards in a Storm and To Jesus, the crown of my hope.

Is Praise for the Fountain opened public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, 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 Praise for the Fountain opened?

Praise for the Fountain opened is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O God of Bethel, by Whose hand, The Seasons of the Year and Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast.