1107. 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.

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
Scripture:
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Blest_Be_the_Tie_That_Binds); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (240); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (277)
Tune Information
Name: DENNIS
Composer: Hans G. Nageli
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Key: F Major
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Blest_Be_the_Tie_That_Binds); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (240); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (277)



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