Recently i was given the recording of the regional choir concert by a friend who participated in it. The last song on the recording was “Come Thou Fount.” It was a glorious rendition and i can only imagine what heaven will be like if praises on earth can be that wonderful. As i listened to the song, i began to wonder what God hears? By that i mean that there were people singing in that choir who do not know Jesus, but singing a hymn about him. So i began to wonder what God hears when people who arent saved sing a hymn? I’ve asked a few people, and there is one response i think is most accurate: God hears it all, and he knows it all. That is to say that God hears the praises sung around the world by those who love him, and also the music sung around the world from the mouths of people who do not know him. He hears the praises, but also knows the hearts of all of those who sing. In this instance, God heard the voices of all the people who sang in that choir, but he also knew the heart of the performers. I thought this was the best answer because it reflects his omniscience. It makes sense that God hears all people singing to him, and knows their hearts as well.
I think a support update is appropriate at this point. As of today, June 5, i have 6,090.00$ in my account. Also, i am approaching the time to mail out letters to my home church, so hopefully in the next few weeks i will have all my support raised.
It’s not merely the melody of this hymn which makes it great. Take some time to really think about the lyrics.
“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.
“Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
How His kindness yet pursues me
Mortal tongue can never tell,
Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
I cannot proclaim it well.
“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.
