The Wanderer — Part 2
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is Robinson’s best know hymn, written early in his Christian experience, around 1758. At the time he had been, in heart, away from the Lord. Then the words of Psalm 116:7 were used by the Spirit of God. “Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.” An inner struggle was followed by restoration and the writing of the above mentioned hymn.
On June 9, 1790, at age 55, he was found dead in his bed. Earlier he had expressed the wish that he might die “softly, suddenly and alone.” His wish was granted.
We are all “prone to wander,” “prone to leave” the God we love. The tendency of the human heart is ever to stray from the pathway of fellowship with God. But there is always sufficient restoring grace. Of that Divine grace we all, like Robert Robinson, stand in daily need. And to that grace, we are daily debtors. If we need more grace, “He giveth more grace” (James 4:6). David said, “He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” (Psalm 23:3).
