Composed by John Wyeth; Arranged by Elena Fortin
Come Thou Fount is a beautiful Christian hymn, written by pastor Robert Robinson in 1758. The tune that I based this arrangement on comes from a John Wyeth melody called “Nettleton”.
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 God’s unchanging love.
In an interesting back story, (you can read the full story at enjoyingthejourney.org). I learned that Robert Robinson wrote the hymn, and years later when he wandered away from God, a young women (ironically not knowing who he was) quoted from the hymn and shared with him how much of an encouragement it had been to her.
About the arrangement
This arrangement is for the intermediate player and is written in the key of D major. The arrangement is simple, but should be played expressively. The first repetition of the hymn is written with a flowing left hand accompaniment with the right hand in chordal style. In the second repetition, the melody becomes more of a melodic line and flows along with the left hand accompaniment. The third repetition introduces an inner voice countermelody in the right hand. The final verse is more majestic in style.
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Clicking on the link below will bring you to a new site: Sheet Music Plus. This piece is in the public domain–this particular arrangement is under copyright by Elena Fortin Music.
Sheet Music Plus – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
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