There is a fountain filled with blood explained

Praise for the Fountain Opened
Genre:	Hymn
Written:	1772
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]

External links

• There is a fountain filled with blood - hymnary.org

Notes and References

1. The Hymns of Cowper . The Gospel Magazine, and Theological Review . New Series . 2 . 18 . June 1, 1867 . 312.