The lyric "Come, Thou fount of every blessing ..." by Robert Robinson (1735 - 1790)
is set to nine different tunes in The Sacred Harp, The Southern Harmony
and The Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second. The verses differ
from version to version and some were printed with only the first verse.
The Sacred Harp:
The Southern Harmony:
The Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second:
29 Shields
104 New Monmouth
112 Hallelujah (usually known as Nettleton)
119 Concert
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The tune with the lyrics "This old world" was recorded on the original Folk Legacy
Golden Ring album.
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