罗伯特·鲁滨逊（Robert Robinson，1735-1790）；通行三节本经 Martin Madan（1726-1790）于 1760 年删节修订. Explore “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”: song information and official so...
Confession and repentance · Confession and returning
Robinson wrote this at twenty-two, shortly after coming to faith. Its second stanza raises an Ebenezer stone. First Samuel 7:12 says, “Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, ‘Yahweh helped us until now.’” The stone exists so people will remember later. The third stanza then admits a tendency to wander and asks grace to bind the heart. Psalm 119:176 likewise prays, “I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant”. A praise hymn willing to admit this has lasting appeal: praise and self-knowledge can belong together. Robinson's later theology remains disputed among scholars. The popular story of him weeping on hearing the hymn again also lacks verifiable primary evidence and should not be presented as established history.
Confession, renewal, year-end and New Year services, responses after baptism and confirmation; teaching on Ebenezer or Psalm 119.