In Praise of Hymn
There Is A Fountain
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 stains 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
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
Away And shall be till I die Away And shall be till I die Wash all my sins away Redeeming love has been my theme And shall be till I die Wash all my sins away Wash all my sins away Redeeming love has been my theme And shall be till I die
Reviewing Great Christian Hymns
William Cowper (pronounced “Cooper”) one of the few hymn writers that was also a recognized secular poet. This much-beloved and yet tormented literary figure was born in his father’s rectory at Great Berkhampstead, England, on Nov. 26, 1731, and died on April 25, 1800. Based on Zechariah 13:1, “On that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity,” the hymn is a meditation on the saving power of the blood of Christ. https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-there-is-a-fountain-filled-with-blood
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