From the time I was just a little girl I have treasured hymns. I was taught them by my mother and we sang them at church as well. I am so glad that I was given these gifts to hold on to in life. There are many times when I find myself in a spiritual battle and I can just sing these hymns that remind me of God's omnipotence and I feel the enemy flee. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with a fear I can't describe and I turn to the Scripture I have stored up in my heart and these sweet hymns. I used to spend hours as a child pouring through old hymnals we had at home and singing my favorites. They still hold a special place in my heart. One of my favorite hymns is "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing". The story behind it is so beautiful. It was written in 1758 by a pastor named Robert Robinson at the age of 23. However, Robert had lost his Father at 8 years old and had taken on a life of drinking and gambling around the age of 14. He attended an evangelistic meeting where George Whitefield preached at the age of 17. He did not yield his life to Christ until he was 20 and then he followed God's leading to go into the ministry. He wrote this song at the age of 23 to go along with a sermon.-from sharefaith.com
What a beautiful story of restoration; how God can take us dirty sinners and make us clean. My favorite part of the song is:
I am 23 years old and I have made this song a type of prayer in my life. O that the Lord could take my heart and seal it. It's been bruised, mistreated, and broken and it wanders when it should not. And yet praise God that I am a great debtor to grace. May it bind my heart to Him.
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