There is a fountain filled with blood

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There is a fountain filled with blood
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.

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Wikisource has original text related to this article: Praise for the Fountain Opened

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

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