There is a fountain filled with blood

Praise for the Fountain Opened
Praise for the Fountain Opened
	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

"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

^ "The Hymns of Cowper". The Gospel Magazine, and Theological Review. New Series. 2 (18): 312. 1 June 1867.

External links

There is a fountain filled with blood - hymnary.org

[1] "The Hymns of Cowper". The Gospel Magazine, and Theological Review. New Series. 2 (18): 312. 1 June 1867.

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