Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#174

174. Blest Be the Tie that Binds

1. Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.

2. Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts, and our cares.

3. We share our mutual woes;
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

4. When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain,
But we shall still be joined in heart
And hope to meet again.

5. This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way,
While each in expectation lives
And longs to see the day.

6. From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free,
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the tie that binds
• Title: Blest Be the Tie that Binds
• Author: John Fawcett (1782)
• Meter: 6.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 17:22-23
• Topic: Resurrection
• Notes: Text by Baptist pastor John Fawcett, from Hymns Adapted to the Circumstances of Public Worship and Private Devotion (1782).

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: Hans Georg Nageli (1829)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
• Meter: 6.6.8.6
• Incipit: 33132 721
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Tune DENNIS by Hans Georg Nägeli, “O selig, selig, wer vor dir,” from his Christliches Gesangbuch, Vol. 2 (1829), adapt. and arr. by Lowell Mason for The Psaltery (1845).