About this Lesson

What's up YouTube! Welcome to Ray's Ukulele where today we're going to be learning to play the beautiful hymn "Come Thou Fount".

If you're looking for an easy song to play on the ukulele, this is a great one because there are only three simple chords: C, G, and F.

Strumming Patterns

We have a few options for the strumming pattern. You can mix and match these throughout the song!

1. The Simple Strum

If you want to keep it really simple, you can just do standard down strums on the beat.

↓ Down ↓ Down ↓ Down ↓ Down

2. The Preferred Strum

The strumming pattern that I like is a bit more intricate but flows beautifully through the song.

↓ D ↓ D ↑ U ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U  |  ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U

3. The Transition Strum

Typically, when I'm between verses, I like to shake up the strumming pattern with some alternating down/up strums at the end to build momentum.

↓ D ↓ D ↑ U ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U  |  ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U ↓ D ↑ U

Song Sheet

(Verse 1) CCome Thou fount of every Gblessing FTune my heart to sing Thy Cgrace CStreams of mercy never Gceasing FCall for songs of loudest Cpraise CTeach me some melodious Fsonnet CSung by flaming tongues aFbove CPraise the mount I'm fixed upGon it FMount of Thy redeeming Clove (Verse 2) CHere I raise my EbeGnezer FHither by Thy help I'm Ccome CAnd I hope by Thy good Gpleasure FSafely to arrive at Chome CJesus sought me when a Fstranger CWandering from the fold of FGod CHe to rescue me from Gdanger FInterposed His precious Cblood (Verse 3) CO to grace how great a Gdebtor FDaily I'm constrained to Cbe CLet Thy goodness like a Gfetter FBind my wandering heart to CThee CProne to wander, Lord I Ffeel it CProne to leave the God I Flove CHere's my heart, O take and Gseal it *(let ring)* FSeal it for Thy courts aCbove