Tune my heart to sing thy grace.

I found several allusions in Come, thou Fount, even in the first line! The meaning of the title is stating that God is so good to us that his blessings constantly spring forth, like a fountain always puts forth water. Another allusion I came across was the one found in the second verse: here i raise mine Ebenezer. After researching, I found that Ebenezer goes way back to a Hebrew word meaning "stone of help." Obviously, we can't live in this world alone, we have to present ourselves to God in our helpless state. The third and final allusion I discovered and loved is in the third verse when it says, let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee. Fetter is defined as a chain or shackle place on the feet. I love this! The composer is praying, God, let your goodness invade my straying heart and become fixed there until I see His face.