This is one of my favourite hymns. How privileged it is to know and accept our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I love this hymn.

That line at the end of the video, "Here's my heart, Oh take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above," has always been my favorite among many hymns.

heard this song on the movie Heaven is for real.. now I can't stop listening.thank you for writing this song, it so beautiful.. Jesus Christ is Lord

After the Global Day of Prayer in London , when my wife and i was coming in the Tube , the whole crowd in the train started singing this Beautiful Hymn. It was like Journey to Heaven. No wonder the psalmist says , How beautiful is the company of Saints with Gods Holy presence. Amen.

257 years after it was written it's still relevant.

I keep straying from God, but He's still watching. please come to me and seal my heart to never stray.

However this song was written, be it a hymn or poem, it will provide a powerful message that even you stray from the fold YHWH (GOD) will not abandon you. To me it so beautiful and heartfelt it nearly brings me to tears by realizing how much YHWH loves me and will not forsake me as his child. "Blessed are they that believe yet can not see."~Jesus, Christ~ (Yeshua)

"In the last stanza, Robert had written: Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love Take my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for thy courts above. Prone to wander Robert was. He left the Methodists and became a Baptist. Later on, having become a close friend of Joseph Priestly, he was accused of becoming a Unitarian. Priestly and other Unitarians denied the full divinity of Christ. However, in a sermon he preached after he supposedly became a Unitarian, Robinson clearly declared that Jesus was God, and added, "Christ in Himself is a person infinitely lovely as both God and man." Robert Robinson died on this day, June 9, 1790. Had he left the God he loved? A widely-told, but unverifiable, story says that one day as he was riding in a stagecoach a lady asked him what he thought of the hymn she was humming. He responded, "Madam, I am the poor unhappy man who wrote that hymn many years ago, and I would give a thousand worlds, if I had them, to enjoy the feelings I had then." " *Chances are, it's not true that ever happened though, since the lyrics match up with his past, not the present though it is something all might be able to relate to in countless ways.

Learn and knew this song from the movie heaven is for real. And now im so into this song. Meant a lot to me. Thank you!

This song does something amazing to me .. thank you Lord 🙏🏾❤️

Hebrews 13:5 .. I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.

Thank you so much. This is actually my Favourite hymn. And found this by accident. I've been looking into the lives of the old hymnists and this is very well done. God Bless and thank you

Its a heart touching song's it really makes me happy when I listen, thanks God for this beautiful song.

"A widely-told, but unverifiable, story says that one day as he was riding in a stagecoach a lady asked Robert Robinson what he thought of the hymn she was humming. He responded, 'Madam, I am the poor unhappy man who wrote that hymn many years ago, and I would give a thousand worlds, if I had them, to enjoy the feelings I had then.'" I did some additional research and came across this account. His father died when he was very young and he fell in with a gang of vandals. Robinson knew something was missing in his life and wanted to hear George Whitefield preach. "Robert Robinson decided to go hear the Methodist preacher George Whitefield. To cover his "weak" urge, he suggested that the boys go with him and heckle the gathering. Whitefield preached on the text: "O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" (Matthew 3:7). Robert left in dread, under a deep sense of sin that lasted for three years. Finally, at the age of twenty, Robert made peace with God and immediately set out to become a Methodist preacher himself. Two years later, in 1757, he wrote a hymn which expressed his joy in his new faith: Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, ... This was printed the next year. In the last stanza, Robert had written: Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love Take my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for thy courts above. Prone to wander Robert was. He left the Methodists and became a Baptist. Later on, having become a close friend of Joseph Priestly, he was accused of becoming a Unitarian. Priestly and other Unitarians denied the full divinity of Christ. However, in a sermon he preached after he supposedly became a Unitarian, Robinson clearly declared that Jesus was God, and added, "Christ in Himself is a person infinitely lovely as both God and man." Robert Robinson died on this day, June 9, 1790. Had he left the God he loved?"

This is the greatest song ever written.

I love this song.

Powerful song, awesome testimony of a life changed by Jesus Christ! Here's my heart, O take and seal it; seal it for thy courts above!

In the scheme of things it doesn't matter when it was written, by whom it was written, or how it was written. It doesn't matter who knows the history of it or how accurate that history is. The main reason is WHY it was written, and how it inspires those who enjoy it and will enjoy it. May God add his blessing.

I can't stop crying💕.

This brought tears to my eyes.

I like this song... the melody is quite nice and the words are a great reflection on our humble attempt to address God for what He's done and can do despite what we've done and tend to do. Pleading for Him to save us from ourselves because we know He's the only one that can do it is truly a gift from God. To have been given the heart of repentance is essentially the gift of salvation that is so freely given.

I feel like I just need to watch this Ben needing prayers

Beautiful and great work. Thank you for sharing this piece with us!! I learned something new today. What a great story to share.

A beautiful song or whatever it may be,tears of healing in a world of pain...

I heard this song on the radio 2 days ago. I typed in the last phrase (I wander, please seal my heart), which was all I could remember the next day and found it sung by quite a few artists. Then came here and read the next comment that he heard Whitefield preach Mat 3:7 "O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" Oh be careful all not to be or fall in with the sons of the vipers.

beautiful, simply beautiful.

Never mind. I actually just found it and downloaded it from iTunes. It's Sufjan Stevens singing :)

It was written by a man named Robert Robertson in the 1700s. I can't remember the story exactly and I may be wrong, but I believe he wrote the first two verses, then fell into sin. After he got back on track, he heard someone singing Come Thou Fount and, remembering his past, he wrote the third verse. I have no proof, I only heard it from my pastor once long time ago, but I hope I could shed some light on it for you. :)

just like the prodigal son I have returned home. and found the joy of forgiveness and as David wrote Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and renew a right spirit with in me O Lord

God knows man and what is in him. We are truly at His mercies, each and every one of us. - We forgive because we are forgiven - we know not what we do, that's why we must have faith and place our hope in Jesus Christ.

I too have lived this story

Amo esse hino ! Toca profundamente meu coração ...

For those of you who are still wondering about the back story of the song, look up Ashley Cleveland's video of the song she tells the story quite well

O puro Espírito de Deus fluindo por esse glorioso som, honrando nosso Mestre fonte de todo o poder, o amor do Cristo o Senhor.

Great Hymn and good job! Look up Jericho Roads - Come Thou Fount. It's beautiful and sounds amazing!!!

I love this song I hear this a lot of times on my panda

it sound beautiful .. love this hymn.

I love you God!

Maybe I'm stupid but I still don't know anything about how this song was written.

This is my favorite hymn. The KZfaq thumbnail initially made me think this was just some random cell phone video of an old guy you ran into on a bus. I'm glad I clicked on it anyway.

Only thing I have a problem is that it doesn't actually tell the story behind that hymn. Kinda wasted my time. I love the hymn but was looking for the story behind the hymn not whatever this was.

how wonderful. thank you so much for sharing.

3:32-3:37 This is picture of first church found in Los Angeles. The church is in heart of Korea Town of Los Angeles, California

Very nice; thank you.

another beautiful song

Three chords and the Truth.

Robert Robinson penned the words at age 22 in the year 1757. Set to a tune probably written by John Wyeth (1770-1858). Not sure where this story came from.

I agree with so many of the comments. The song is beautiful, written over 250 years ago. But how is this a "telling" of the story? It makes it look like Robinson wrote the song and then turned into some old derelict. In reality he'd experienced a tumultuous childhood but came to Christ as a young man. The joy and blessing he experienced in coming to Christ was and still is his to this very day. The storyline told in the pictures of this video make no sense. But listen to the words of the song people. They do! The resonate with the message of Second Corinthians Chapt. 1 that joy and comfort come through Christ

Praise God for your testimony!!

@ tigerlilly66..... you are right that lost people don't just need to be close to the Lord, they need salvation. However as I listen to this song the words lead me to believe this was written by a man who was a genuine believer in Jesus Christ. Lets not forget that even after salvation there is a work of sanctification that God is doing in us through the work of the Holy Spirit. We will not be finally perfected until we meet him face to face on that day.

I don't understand this video, but I do love this song.

This is very well done and I appreciate your work. You might consider the words of the man in the beginning though. One is never a "poor, unhappy man" if he knows Christ. It is a well done video and I appreciate your work, but remember that all of us that truly believe should follow the commandment to "Be of good cheer."

@Marcus Lee: This version is performed by Sufjan Stevens.

''Mount of Thy redeeming love,:" - not ''unchanging love.'' It makes a huge difference. His love redeems - that's the power of it. And the way it was originally written by the author.

There is a well-known story of Robinson, riding a stagecoach with a lady who was deeply engrossed in a hymnbook. Seeking to encourage him, she asked him what he thought of the hymn she was humming. Robinson burst into tears and said, "Madam, I am the poor unhappy man who wrote that hymn many years ago, and I would give a thousand worlds, if I had them, to enjoy the feelings I had then." songsandhymns . org

i love this hymn. may i know who sang this version?

Beautiful hymn and has been for well over 200 years, so was disappointed for the misleading story line. Was hoping to hear the truth.

Thanks for link, Pamela Harmon

This video resembles the story behind this song. Just because it is not the actual man who wrote this song doesn't mean there is no resemblance. If you watch the video it follows Robert Robinson's life story to an extant. His father died when he was eight and his mother sent him to London at age 14. When he was 17 he and his drinking buddies went and attend a evangelistic meeting where he became close to the Lord and wrote this song not Long after.

Criticism and celebration are rarely bedfellows. Choose one or the other please, and own up to the consequences of your choice.

wow amazing

@Brunilda Muhameti Great song ...

00:20 Gandalf!

Who sings it in this video?? Please answer. I love his voice!

Very well that you uphold the song - But how can I say amen?This is all mightily misleading, and lacking in doctrinal exposition, nor does it tell the story behind the hymn, rather has two men arriving in what appears to be an New York Catholic church and receiving some words from the priest, whom was not sent.The song was written by a Methodist preacher who would thereafter become a Baptist preacher - During a time in which a man who declared himself a Catholic priest would be sentenced to life in prison in England.Certainly I would imagine Mr. Robinson was firmly against popery. - You do him a disservice and present a stumblingblock.

I guess I'm the only one, but how does this video explain the story behind this old hymn?

What is the historical basis for this video? It seems to slander everything I know of Robinson.

I've always wondered what the phrase "Here I raise my Ebenezer" refers to. Can someone tell me about that? If so, thanks!

Please don't take this wrong...I'm not trying to nit-pick, but lost people do not "become close to the Lord" in an unsaved condition. Regeneration is needed, not "closeness". That is reserved for AFTER salvation for believers. It's just that so much that has nothing whatever to do with genuine salvation, even in great hymns like this one, is bandied about constantly. No wonder Matthew 7 talkes about "narrow is the path and strait is the gate that leadeth unto everlasting life and FEW find it.

For the record...this song was written by Robert Robinson in 1758...so i'm pretty sure, as nice as this video might be, its not accurate. Just look up the history of Robert Robinson if you want to know the truth. He lived in London.

I repeat the comment of David Freeman. " story behind what????"

so ... whats the story beind the hymm ?

The song is great, this video says nothing about the song.

I didn't get the story ???!!

Is this sufjan stevens singing this?

Misleading title. pretty disappointing.

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Great song. This interpretation is questionable.

If you are a Christian you should never misguide or even have any intention to misguide. The title of this video is completely misleading. Needs to be taken off! A mark down from me.

You answer your own disagreement when you use the phrases "back to him", and "for the first time in years". Can you go "back" to somewhere you've never been? How long was the Prodigal Son away from his Father before he realized his sin and and sought restoration? We don't know and it frankly doesn't matter. He, like you, was STILL the son of the father during the entire time. Why? Because he had been BORN into the family, just as you and I must to become spiritual "sons" in like manner.

The history is incorrect

The contemporary iterations suck.