| It is amazing how much we are affected by
music!! My two-year old and three-year old know more jingles from commercials
than I care to think about!! And music is the main ingredient in making
“Hooked on Phonics” a successful program for teaching reading.
Music can be a useful instrument, as in horror
movies, for heightening our awareness and tension. It can also be used
to calm and soothe. Given its powerful ability to affect our moods, and
thus our outlook, coupled with how easily we remember thoughts attached
to music, it is no wonder that so many early theologians used hymns to
teach basic and deep doctrines about God.
Hymns teach, encourage, and exhort. “Come
Thou, Fount of Every Blessing” is one of my favorites. I find myself singing
it quite frequently and am reminded each time of the power of God’s grace
in my life. It truly is only by His help that I’ve come to this point in
my life.
I hope these words bless you, encourage you,
and give you renewed strength to keep fighting the good fight.
Come, Thou, Fount of Ev’ry Blessing
Come, Thou, Fount of ev’ry 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 God’s unchanging love!
Here I raise my Ebenezer,
Hither by Thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me, when a stranger,
Wand’ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace now like a fetter
Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Below are related Scriptures:
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Jesus Christ is the fount in the first line.
Zechariah 13:1
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We are directed to sing praise to God. Psalm
147:1-2
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Wouldn’t we all like to be able to sing the songs
the angels sing! Revelation 5:11-12
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The Ebenezer is the memorial to God’s help. I
Samuel 7:10-12
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Jesus Christ is our Rock of help. Deuteronomy
32:3-4; I Corinthians 10:4
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Jesus has gotten us this far, and we trust that
He will take us home to his kingdom. Hebrews 9:14
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The symbolism of the rock, the foundation, and
the sacrifice are portrayed in Moses striking the rock to bring forth water
for the people. Exodus 17:6
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Through the sacrifice of Jesus we are able to
look forward to living in God’s kingdom. Thus, it is through grace we are
saved. Acts 15:11
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We pray that God will “fetter” our hearts to
Him through His grace. We want our hearts sealed for His kingdom. Revelation
7:14; Ephesians 4:30
Let’s make a reminder (an Ebenezer) to
what God has done for us. Our Ebenezer can be understanding the words of
this hymn. Our memorial should be our actions. Let’s raise our Ebenezer
to God.
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