Who originally wrote Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing?

Who originally wrote Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing?

Robert RobinsonCome Thou Fount of Every Blessing / LyricistRobert Robinson was an English Dissenter, influential Baptist and scholar who made a lifelong study of the antiquity and history of Christian Baptism. Wikipedia

Is Come Thou Fount copyright?

copyright: public domain.

What kind of hymn is Come Thou Fount?

Christian hymn
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is a Christian hymn written by the pastor and hymnodist Robert Robinson, who penned the words in the year 1758 at the age of 22.

Is Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing a Catholic hymn?

“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is a Christian hymn written by the pastor and hymnodist Robert Robinson, who penned the words in the year 1758 at the age of 22….Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.

“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Written 1758
Text by Robert Robinson
Meter 8.7.8.7
Melody “Nettleton” by John Wyeth

Is Come Thou Fount an LDS hymn?

The arrangement published of “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” in older hymnbooks was simpler than Wilberg’s arrangement we are used to hearing at general conference and it was among the rarely sung hymns in many LDS congregations at the time the 1985 edition was published.

When was Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing written?

May 1758
In May 1758, when he was only 22 years old, Robinson penned “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” for his sermon on Pentecost Sunday. In the following year of 1759, the lyrics of this powerful hymn were included in a small hymnal entitled A Collection of Hymns Used by the Church of Christ in Angel Alley Bishopsgate.

Where did Come Thou Fount come from?

In May 1758, when he was only 22 years old, Robinson penned “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” for his sermon on Pentecost Sunday. In the following year of 1759, the lyrics of this powerful hymn were included in a small hymnal entitled A Collection of Hymns Used by the Church of Christ in Angel Alley Bishopsgate.

  • September 1, 2022