May 10 2008
Exposition of Come Thou Fount (Part 8)
Tagged Under : Come Thou Fount, exposition, lyrics
“Let thy goodness like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee”
Perhaps the best illustration of a wandering heart is an adulteress relationship. It is flawless in its depiction of God’s people roaming in and out of covenant with the bridegroom (Christ). This phrase displays the idea of being bound to the heart of Christ because of a deep understanding of His Goodness. This line is a perfect thesis statement for Hosea chapter three. He uses the prophet Hosea to depict His goodness towards his people by having Him marry a prostitute. Then woman wanders in and out of covenant with Hosea and yet he still draws her back time and time again. The word goodness seems such an understatement. I find myself searching for a better word then “goodness”. But is this very word, “goodness”, that is used in verse five that will turn the hearts of His people back to Him. We need to constantly reflect on the goodness of God, and allow it to act as the anchor to His heart. I long for a heart that is at rest. It is impossible to be at rest with when your heart is wandering. “Let your goodness act as fetters in binding my heart to Yours.”
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[…] Josh did a great job in his exposition of this line. A fetter is a shackle placed on feet to keep you from moving. Using that imagery to describe our desire to be tied to God’s heart is amazingly powerful, effective and beautiful. If there’s a perfect example of how to use simile, this is it. Kevin Prosch uses similar language in one of his songs… “My innocence and youth, I poured them out like water”…”like horses that are yoked, to the chariots of kings. hook me up to your heart God, never to be free” -Kevin Prosch (Come Down - Palanquin) […]