NETTLETON — Come, Thou Fount

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing

Ashael Nettleton (tune, 1812; attribution in source) Robert Robinson (text, 1758) The Evangelical Hymnal (1921), hymn 256 Public domain. Psalter’s normalized transcription is offered under CC0 1.0. Psalter historical hymn generator

2026-09-11

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public-domain SATB hymn

NETTLETON

The Evangelical Hymnal (1921), hymn 256

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Open Hymnal Project, 2010 revision; the ABC record names The Evangelical Hymnal (1921), hymn 256, and declares the score public domain.

Complete first stanza, including the opening pickup and internal sixteenth-note pickups; the historical SATB setting is reproduced note for note.

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G 4 2 1 1 single Come F 4 2 1 1 single Thou E -1 4 4 1 1 single Fount E -1 4 4 1 1 single of G 4 2 1 1 begin ev B -1 4 2 1 1 end ery F 4 4 1 1 begin bless F 4 4 1 1 end ing, G 4 2 1 1 single Tune B -1 4 2 1 1 single my C 5 4 1 1 single heart B -1 4 4 1 1 single to G 4 2 1 1 single sing F 4 2 1 1 single Thy E -1 4 8 1 1 single grace; G 4 2 1 1 single Streams F 4 2 1 1 single of E -1 4 4 1 1 begin mer E -1 4 4 1 1 end cy G 4 2 1 1 begin ne B -1 4 2 1 1 end ver F 4 4 1 1 begin ceas F 4 4 1 1 end ing, G 4 2 1 1 single Call B -1 4 2 1 1 single for C 5 4 1 1 single songs B -1 4 4 1 1 single of G 4 2 1 1 begin loud F 4 2 1 1 end est E -1 4 8 1 1 single praise. B -1 4 2 1 1 single Teach C 5 1 1 1 single me D 5 1 1 1 E -1 5 4 1 1 single some D 5 4 1 1 begin me C 5 2 1 1 middle lo B -1 4 2 1 1 end dious C 5 2 1 1 begin son B -1 4 2 1 1 G 4 4 1 1 end net, B -1 4 2 1 1 single Sung C 5 1 1 1 single by D 5 1 1 1 E -1 5 4 1 1 begin fla D 5 4 1 1 end ming C 5 2 1 1 single tongues B -1 4 2 1 1 begin a E -1 5 8 1 1 end bove. G 4 2 1 1 single Praise F 4 2 1 1 single the E -1 4 4 1 1 single mount E -1 4 4 1 1 single I’m G 4 2 1 1 single fixed B -1 4 2 1 1 begin u F 4 4 1 1 end pon F 4 4 1 1 single it, G 4 2 1 1 single Mount B -1 4 2 1 1 single of C 5 4 1 1 single Thy B -1 4 4 1 1 begin re G 4 2 1 1 middle deem F 4 2 1 1 end ing E -1 4 8 1 1 single love. 4 -3major 3

1 G 2 E -1 4 2 1 1 single Come D 4 2 1 1 single Thou E -1 4 4 1 1 single Fount E -1 4 4 1 1 single of E -1 4 2 1 1 begin ev E -1 4 2 1 1 end ery D 4 4 1 1 begin bless D 4 4 1 1 end ing, E -1 4 2 1 1 single Tune E -1 4 2 1 1 single my E -1 4 4 1 1 single heart E -1 4 4 1 1 single to E -1 4 2 1 1 single sing D 4 2 1 1 single Thy E -1 4 8 1 1 single grace; E -1 4 2 1 1 single Streams D 4 2 1 1 single of E -1 4 4 1 1 begin mer E -1 4 4 1 1 end cy E -1 4 2 1 1 begin ne E -1 4 2 1 1 end ver D 4 4 1 1 begin ceas D 4 4 1 1 end ing, E -1 4 2 1 1 single Call E -1 4 2 1 1 single for E -1 4 4 1 1 single songs E -1 4 4 1 1 single of E -1 4 2 1 1 begin loud D 4 2 1 1 end est E -1 4 8 1 1 single praise. E -1 4 2 1 1 single Teach A -1 4 2 1 1 single me G 4 4 1 1 single some B -1 4 4 1 1 begin me A -1 4 2 1 1 middle lo G 4 2 1 1 end dious E -1 4 4 1 1 begin son E -1 4 4 1 1 end net, G 4 2 1 1 single Sung F 4 2 1 1 single by E -1 4 4 1 1 begin fla B -1 4 4 1 1 end ming A -1 4 2 1 1 single tongues F 4 2 1 1 begin a G 4 8 1 1 end bove. E -1 4 2 1 1 single Praise D 4 2 1 1 single the E -1 4 4 1 1 single mount E -1 4 4 1 1 single I’m E -1 4 2 1 1 single fixed E -1 4 2 1 1 begin u D 4 4 1 1 end pon D 4 4 1 1 single it, E -1 4 2 1 1 single Mount E -1 4 2 1 1 single of E -1 4 4 1 1 single Thy E -1 4 4 1 1 begin re E -1 4 2 1 1 middle deem D 4 2 1 1 end ing E -1 4 8 1 1 single love. 4 -3major 3

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B -1 3 2 1 1 single Come A -1 3 2 1 1 single Thou G 3 4 1 1 single Fount G 3 4 1 1 single of B -1 3 2 1 1 begin ev B -1 3 2 1 1 end ery B -1 3 4 1 1 begin bless B -1 3 4 1 1 end ing, B -1 3 2 1 1 single Tune G 3 2 1 1 single my A -1 3 4 1 1 single heart G 3 4 1 1 single to B -1 3 2 1 1 single sing A -1 3 2 1 1 single Thy G 3 8 1 1 single grace; B -1 3 2 1 1 single Streams A -1 3 2 1 1 single of G 3 4 1 1 begin mer G 3 4 1 1 end cy B -1 3 2 1 1 begin ne B -1 3 2 1 1 end ver B -1 3 4 1 1 begin ceas B -1 3 4 1 1 end ing, B -1 3 2 1 1 single Call G 3 2 1 1 single for A -1 3 4 1 1 single songs G 3 4 1 1 single of B -1 3 2 1 1 begin loud A -1 3 2 1 1 end est G 3 8 1 1 single praise. B -1 3 2 1 1 single Teach A -1 3 2 1 1 single me B -1 3 4 1 1 single some G 3 4 1 1 begin me A -1 3 2 1 1 middle lo B -1 3 2 1 1 end dious A -1 3 2 1 1 begin son B -1 3 2 1 1 B -1 3 4 1 1 end net, B -1 3 2 1 1 single Sung F 3 2 1 1 single by G 3 4 1 1 begin fla B -1 3 4 1 1 end ming E -1 4 2 1 1 single tongues D 4 2 1 1 begin a E -1 4 8 1 1 end bove. B -1 3 2 1 1 single Praise A -1 3 2 1 1 single the G 3 4 1 1 single mount G 3 4 1 1 single I’m B -1 3 2 1 1 single fixed B -1 3 2 1 1 begin u B -1 3 4 1 1 end pon B -1 3 4 1 1 single it, B -1 3 2 1 1 single Mount G 3 2 1 1 single of A -1 3 4 1 1 single Thy G 3 4 1 1 begin re B -1 3 2 1 1 middle deem A -1 3 2 1 1 end ing G 3 8 1 1 single love. 4 -3major 3

1 F 4 E -1 3 2 1 1 single Come E -1 3 2 1 1 single Thou E -1 3 4 1 1 single Fount E -1 3 4 1 1 single of E -1 3 2 1 1 begin ev G 2 2 1 1 end ery B -1 2 4 1 1 begin bless B -1 2 4 1 1 end ing, E -1 3 2 1 1 single Tune E -1 3 2 1 1 single my A -1 3 4 1 1 single heart E -1 3 4 1 1 single to B -1 2 2 1 1 single sing B -1 2 2 1 1 single Thy E -1 3 8 1 1 single grace; E -1 3 2 1 1 single Streams E -1 3 2 1 1 single of E -1 3 4 1 1 begin mer E -1 3 4 1 1 end cy E -1 3 2 1 1 begin ne G 2 2 1 1 end ver B -1 2 4 1 1 begin ceas B -1 2 4 1 1 end ing, E -1 3 2 1 1 single Call E -1 3 2 1 1 single for A -1 3 4 1 1 single songs E -1 3 4 1 1 single of B -1 2 2 1 1 begin loud B -1 2 2 1 1 end est E -1 3 8 1 1 single praise. G 3 2 1 1 single Teach F 3 2 1 1 single me E -1 3 4 1 1 single some E -1 3 4 1 1 begin me E -1 3 2 1 1 middle lo E -1 3 2 1 1 end dious A -1 3 2 1 1 begin son G 3 2 1 1 E -1 3 4 1 1 end net, E -1 3 2 1 1 single Sung D 3 2 1 1 single by C 3 4 1 1 begin fla G 3 4 1 1 end ming A -1 3 2 1 1 single tongues B -1 3 2 1 1 begin a E -1 3 8 1 1 end bove. E -1 3 2 1 1 single Praise E -1 3 2 1 1 single the E -1 3 4 1 1 single mount E -1 3 4 1 1 single I’m E -1 3 2 1 1 single fixed G 2 2 1 1 begin u B -1 2 4 1 1 end pon B -1 2 4 1 1 single it, E -1 3 2 1 1 single Mount E -1 3 2 1 1 single of A -1 3 4 1 1 single Thy E -1 3 4 1 1 begin re B -1 2 2 1 1 middle deem B -1 2 2 1 1 end ing E -1 3 8 1 1 single love.