Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#531

531. 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 comfort and our cares.

3 We share each other's woes,
Each other's burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

4 When for a while we part,
This thought will soothe our pain;
That we shall still be joined in heart,
And one day meet again.

5 One glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way;
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day,

6 When from all toil and pain,
And sin we shall be free,
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the tie that binds
• Author: Dr. J. Fawcett, 1740-1817
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Parting; Burdens, bearing one another's; Saints: Fellowship of; Brotherhood: Universal; Christian: Unity; Communion: Of Saints; The Christian Life: Fellowship; Friendship; Unity, Christian; Universal: Brotherhood; Saints: Unity of; Sympathy: Human; Martyrs

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: J. G. Nageli, 1768-1836
• Adapter: Dr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: G Major or modal