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
GenreHymn
Written1772
Textby William Cowper
Based onZechariah 13:1
Meter8.6.8.6
Melody"Cleansing Fountain" and others

Text

Various compilers have altered the third line of the second stanza, "And there have I", substituting would or may for have.[1]

References

  1. "The Hymns of Cowper". The Gospel magazine, and theological review. New Series. 2 (18): 312. 1 June 1867.
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