Lemonade Makin' Mama...

got me thinking about hymns - and about my favorite, which is Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, written in 1758.  I've always loved the melody and the fact that it lends itself well to being sung a capella.

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing,

Call for songs of loudest praise.

Teach me some melodious sonnet,

Sung by flaming tongues above.

Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,

Mount of Thy redeeming love.

 
I realized that most of my favorites are really what one would classify as American folk hymns.  What's your favorite hymn?