"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 United States, the hymn is
usually set to an American folk tune
known as "Nettleton", composed by
printer John Wyeth, or possibly by
Asahel Nettleton. In the United Kingdom,
the hymn is also often set to the tune
"Normandy" by C Bost. The "Nettleton"
tune is used extensively in partial or
full quotation by the American composer
Charles Ives, in such works as the First
String Quartet and the piano quintet and
song "The Innate". The "Nettleton" tune
is also quoted at the end of "My Trundle
Bed" by Tullius C. O'Kane. A shape note
song called "Warrenton" also has been
sung with a chorus being in 4/4 time or
2/2 cut time; to fit the text to this
melody, the second half of each verse is
omitted and replaced with a refrain of
"I am bound for the kingdom, will you
come to glory with me? / Hallelujah,
praise the Lord!"
It has also been covered by the David
Crowder Band on their 1999 album All I
Can Say. Christian rock band Jars of
Clay has also covered the song, as well
as veteran Christian artist Scott Wesley
Brown. Sufjan Stevens recorded a version
for his Hark! Songs for Christmas album,
which reached 122 in the US charts and
is featured in the closing minutes of
the season four premiere episode of
Friday Night Lights. Gateway Worship
performed the song on their album Living
for You and added a chorus to the song,
calling it "Come Thou Fount, Come Thou
King". It also appears on Phil Wickham's
album 'sing-a-long'. This song is also
sung by Clark Davis in the film Love
Comes Softly and is a recurring
background music in the film. Mumford &
Sons have covered it in a small amount
of their live shows. Additionally, the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir recorded this
hymn as part of their album titled The
Sound of Glory. Christian punk pop band
Eleventyseven covered the hymn in their
Good Spells EP.
The lyrics, which dwell on the theme of
divine grace, are based on 1 Samuel
7:12, in which the prophet Samuel raises
a stone as a monument, saying, "Hitherto
hath the Lord helped us". The English
transliteration of the name Samuel gives
to the stone is Ebenezer, meaning Stone
of Help. The unusual word Ebenezer
commonly appears in hymnal presentations
of the lyrics.
Hymn 
Notes 
External links 
Words, Guitar Chords, Lead Sheet
Story of Hymn
Asahel Nettleton: The Forgotten
Evangelist, by Jim Ehrhard
Link to midi file for tune 'Normandy'
Link to midi file for tune 'Nettleton'
