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Text:Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Author:John Fawcett, 1740-1817
Tune:BOYLSTON
Composer:Lowell Mason, 1792-1872

649. 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 here our pathways part,
We suffer bitter pain;
Yet, one in Christ and one in heart,
We hope to meet again.

5 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, 1740-1817 (alt. )
Meter: S M
Language: English
Publication Date: 2006
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Christian Home and Education
Tune Information
Name: BOYLSTON
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 (alt. )
Meter: S M
Key: C Major



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