Gather Comprehensive ‎#668

668. I Bind My Heart

1 I bind my heart this tide
To the Galilean's side,
To the wounds of Calvary,
To the Christ who died for me.

2 I bind my soul this day
To the brother far away,
To the sister near at hand
In this town and in this land.

3 I bind my heart in thrall
Tjo the God, the Lord of all,
To the God, the poor one's friend,
And the Christ whom he did send.

4 I bind myself to peace,
To make strife and envy cease;
O God, knit thou sure the cord
Of thralldom to my Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: I bind my heart this tide
• Title: I Bind My Heart
• Author: Lauchlan McLean Watt, 1853-1931
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994
• Source: "Thraldom," The Tryst, 1907

Tune Information

• Name: [I bind my heart this tide]
• Composer: Suzanne Toolan, SM, b. 1927
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: © 1979, Resource Publications, Inc.