The Hymnal ‎#343

343. 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
• Author: Rev. John Fawcett (1782)
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Church and the Sacraments: Christian Fellowship; Farewell Service; Saints, Communion of

Tune Information

• Name: BOYLSTON
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1832)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: C Major