That line comes from the old hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing and is part of the verse:
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Recently I overheard someone ridicule that line. They weren't prone to wander. However, I think the writer juxtaposes the idea perfectly with the parallel line "prone to leave the God I love." As a child of the king I love Him with all my heart, but as long as I am still in this old sinful body, I will also constantly be faced with the temptation to wander. Praise God, it is Christ through the Spirit He has given us who seals our salvation. Despite my frailty and tendency to wander, Jesus keeps hold of me.
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Recently I overheard someone ridicule that line. They weren't prone to wander. However, I think the writer juxtaposes the idea perfectly with the parallel line "prone to leave the God I love." As a child of the king I love Him with all my heart, but as long as I am still in this old sinful body, I will also constantly be faced with the temptation to wander. Praise God, it is Christ through the Spirit He has given us who seals our salvation. Despite my frailty and tendency to wander, Jesus keeps hold of me.
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