This is the first hymn arrangement I actually wrote for guitar and have used a few times during Sunday worship as an instrumental, meditative piece. Someday I need to record this with Doris or Buddy. Michael was able to use a variation of this arrangement at Steven and Angie’s wedding. And to Joel, Steph, Josh, and Chris, who have all requested tabs… someday I will write it out… someday. Haha.

Come Thou Fount (Instrumental)
Original Melody by John Wyeth
Arrangement by James Szeto

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Come, Thou Fount of every 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 Thy redeeming love.

[Hitherto Thy love has blessed me,
Thou hast brought me to this place;
And I know Thy hand will bring me
Safely home by Thy good grace.]
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering 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 Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering 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.

O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.

–by Robert Robinson

By the way, the fourth verse, which we never sing, is my favorite of all.