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09/06/2026

Sept 6- Written On Our Hearts

09/06/2026

God’s greatness on display!!

09/05/2026

Cut #22! Looks better in person! Come worship with us tomorrow at 10!

09/02/2026

💙Sept 19th-4pm
📍Community Cookout
📍Music
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📍Fun for the Whole Family

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

Aug 30- Confronting and Forgiving Sin

08/29/2026

Cut #21 - A beautiful day at Bethany House of the Lord! Join us tomorrow at 10am!

08/23/2026

THE STORY BEHIND "COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING"

“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” was written in 1758 by English pastor and hymn writer Robert Robinson, when he was only 22 years old. The hymn first appeared in a collection of hymns published in England and soon became known for its deeply personal reflection on God’s grace, human weakness and the desire to remain faithful.

Robinson’s own life gives the hymn an especially interesting background. As a young man, he had lived a troubled life and was drawn into a life of drinking and disorder. At the age of 17, he attended a revival meeting where the famous preacher George Whitefield was preaching. Although Robinson was initially sceptical, the experience eventually influenced him deeply. He later became a Christian minister and began preaching himself.

The hymn reflects the tension between gratitude for God’s goodness and awareness of human wandering. Its opening words, “Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,” are a prayer inviting God to remain at the centre of the believer’s life. The famous line, “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,” is particularly striking because it acknowledges the constant human tendency to drift away from God.

The hymn is also remembered for its reference to the biblical story of Samuel. The phrase “Here I raise mine Ebenezer” comes from 1 Samuel 7:12, where Samuel set up a stone after God gave Israel victory and named it Ebenezer, meaning “stone of help.” Robinson uses the image to express remembrance of God’s faithfulness and help.

The melody most commonly associated with the hymn is “Nettleton,” named after American evangelist Asahel Nettleton. The tune was published in the early 19th century and eventually became closely connected with Robinson’s words.

More than two and a half centuries after it was written, “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” remains loved because it speaks honestly about the Christian journey: gratitude for grace, dependence on God and the struggle to remain faithful. Its words continue to remind believers that even when the heart wanders, God remains the source of every blessing.