There is a fountain filled with blood
"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.
| There is a fountain filled with blood | |
|---|---|
 William Cowper | |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1772 |
| Text | by William Cowper |
| Based on | Zechariah 13:1 |
| Meter | 8.6.8.6 |
| Melody | "Cleansing Fountain" and others |
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Various compilers have altered the third line of the second stanza, "And there have I", substituting would or may for have.[1]
Musical settings
- "Walsall,", Henry Purcell, c. 1721
- "Wiltshire," George Smart, 1795
- "Cleansing Fountain," American folk tune
- "Horsley," William Horsley, 1844
- "Funeral: There is a Fountain/It Don't Make Sense," Jason Robert Brown, 1998
- "There is a Fount," Sean Michel, 2007
- "There is a Fountain," Citizens & Saints, 2015
- "Fountain", Wolves At The Gate, 2016
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References
- "The Hymns of Cowper". The Gospel magazine, and theological review. New Series. 2 (18): 312. June 1, 1867.
External link
- There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood (text), this version has only the first five verses and omits verses six and seven. The lines of the fifth verse are reordered from the original.
- There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood (mp3, organ only)
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