The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1022

1022. 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
• Author: John Fawcett
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Church: Zeal and Union
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SHIRLAND
• Composer: Samuel Stanley
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #688, 266, or 89.