Music ought to be an enjoyable journey for the listener.” The current arrangement for the hymn was written by Wilberg while he was director of the Brigham Young University Men's Chorus.
He once said, “I work very hard to stimulate and keep people’s attention. Wilberg captivates audiences and keeps their attention through his unique arrangements. Mack Wilberg's arrangement of "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" is a fan favorite, and the video for the song is currently one of the most viewed video on the Choir's YouTube channel.
The lyrics reference 1 Samuel 7:12, which records that the prophet Samuel “took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” The word Ebenezer, meaning stone of help, appears in the lyrics of hymnal versions. The song has been included in most Protestant hymnals in England and the United States and was also included in the hymnbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until a new version was issued in 1985. Written in the 18th century by Robert Robinson when he was 22, “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is a beloved Christian hymn.
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