Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#543

543. 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 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
• Author: John Fawcett, 1740 - 1817
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life In Christ: Service

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Adapter: Lowell Mason (1845)
• Composer: Hans Georg Naegeli, 1773 - 1836 (from)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major