Traveler’s Tales
Life is a journey. Those who follow the Lord receive encouragement and instruction from those that have gone before. In Traveler’s Tales, Greg Dowdy will guide us through stories of God’s faithfulness and wonderful work in this world. This Enjoying the Journey podcast is designed to engage the audience with remarkable stories and encourage them to follow the Lord more closely because of it. Join us for a new broadcast every Thursday morning.
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Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
The Fascinating Tale of Come Thou Fount
Greg Dowdy gives us the amazing true story behind the famous hymn, Come Thou Fount. Written after the tremendous work God did in the heart of its author, Robert Robinson, through the ministry of George Whitefield and then a courageous young lady on a stagecoach.
Read this true story HERE.
Read more about George Whitefield HERE.
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Come Thou Fount Lyrics:
Come Thou Fount of every blessingTune my heart to sing Thy grace;Streams of mercy, never ceasing,Call for songs of loudest praiseTeach 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,Wandering from the fold of God;He, to rescue me from danger,Interposed His precious blood.
O to grace how great a debtorDaily I’m constrained to be!Let that grace now 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.