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Dec 2, 2022 · At the age of twenty Robert Robinson made peace with God and immediately set out to become a Methodist preacher himself. Two years later, in 1757, he wrote a hymn which expressed his joy in his new faith - Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.
"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, 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.
Robinson wrote “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” at the age of 22 after converting to Methodism. In January 1759, Robinson settled in Stone-Yard Baptist Chapel, Cambridge (St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church), where he remained the rest of his life.
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Apr 26, 2015 · In 1743, when Robert Robinson was just eight years old, he lost his father. Angry, bitter, and fatherless, Robert rebelled in excess through his teenage years — drinking, gambling, and causing trouble. But God broke into his heart through the gospel preaching of George Whitefield.
Jun 16, 2019 · They appeared in 1758 in one of the stanzas of his now classic hymn, “Come, thou fount of ev’ry blessing.” The hymn as a whole is a great testimony to the grace of God that had saved him, notwithstanding a heart that was “prone to wander.”
Sep 20, 2011 · "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" is a Christian hymn written by the 18th century pastor and hymnist Robert Robinson. Robert Robinson penned the words at age 22 in the year 1757. In the...
It is ascribed to Robert Robinson (1735–1790) on the basis of his manuscripts, which included a list of his publications, including the entry, “Mr. Wheatley of Norwich published a hymn beginning ‘Come, thou fount of every blessing’ (1758).” This publication was probably a broadsheet; no known exemplars survive.
In 1757, Robert Robinson penned the words to the famous hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. This moving video illustration follows Robinson's struggle in finding the joy he once had when he wrote the hymn.
