The Hymnbook ‎#473

473. 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the tie that binds
• Title: Blest Be the Tie That Binds
• Author: John Fawcett (1782)
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Galatians 6:2
  ;
  Hebrews 12:23
  ;
  1 John 4:11
• Topic: Church, The; Communion of Saints; Fellowship; Unity; Church, The: Christian Fellowship

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: Hans G. Nägeli (1773-1836)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1845)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Boylston," Hymn 301.