There is a fountain filled with blood
William Cowper
GenreHymn
Written1772
Textby William Cowper
Based onZechariah 13:1
Meter8.6.8.6
Melody"Cleansing Fountain" and others

"Praise for the Fountain Opened", commonly known by its first line, "There is a fountain filled with blood," is a hymn written by William Cowper. It was one of the first hymns he wrote after his first major bout of depression.

Text

Various compilers have altered the third line of the second stanza, "And there have I", substituting would or may for have.[1]

References

  1. "The Hymns of Cowper". The Gospel magazine, and theological review. New Series. 2 (18): 312. 1 June 1867.
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