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Text:Blest Be the Tie
Author:John Fawcett, 1740-1817
Tune:DENNIS
Arranger:Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Composer:Hans G. Nageli, 1773-1836

508. Blest Be the Tie

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
Author: John Fawcett, 1740-1817
Language: English
Publication Date: 1977
Topic: Closing
Tune Information
Name: DENNIS
Composer: Hans G. Nageli, 1773-1836
Arranger: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Key: F Major or modal



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