The following quote I came across while reading a commentary on the book of Jude. It is an interesting story of a man who "fell away from the faith", but before he did he wrote this poem
“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 His na...me—I’m fixed upon it—name of God’s redeeming love.”
He later met a woman who was reading this very poem, too ashamed to admit it, she continued on until the last verse upon reaching it she began to sing, interrupting he asked her tearfully to stop...oh that I could go back, be back in love he said, I wrote that very poem many years ago...
I pray you read his poem, and also consider just how good Gods love and mercy is towards us, oh that we would not "fall away", but grow closer to Him. Let not our hearts cry from shame, but from gratitude for a Father that has promised to never leave us not forsake us.
“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 His na...me—I’m fixed upon it—name of God’s redeeming love.”
He later met a woman who was reading this very poem, too ashamed to admit it, she continued on until the last verse upon reaching it she began to sing, interrupting he asked her tearfully to stop...oh that I could go back, be back in love he said, I wrote that very poem many years ago...
I pray you read his poem, and also consider just how good Gods love and mercy is towards us, oh that we would not "fall away", but grow closer to Him. Let not our hearts cry from shame, but from gratitude for a Father that has promised to never leave us not forsake us.
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