A Selection of Hymns ‎#CLXIX

CLXIX. Praise for the Fountain opened

1 There is a fountain fill'd with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
And sinners plung'd beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.

2 The dying thief rejoic'd to see
That fountain in his day;
O may I there, tho' vile as he,
Wash all my sins away.

3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood
Shall never lose its power,
'Till all the ransom'd church of God
Be sav'd, to sin no more.

4 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.

5 But when this lisping, stammering tongue
Lies silent in the grave,
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing thy power to save.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a fountain fill'd with blood
• Title: Praise for the Fountain opened
• Author: Cowper
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Topic: Characters and Representations of Christ: Fountain; Christ: Fountain opened; Praise to God for the fountain opened; Redeeming Love
• Notes: Public Domain.

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