Voices Together ‎#556

556. I Bind My Heart This Tide

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 neighbor far away,
and the stranger near at hand,
in this town, and in this land.

3 I bind my heart in thrall
to the God, the Lord of all,
to the Christ, the poor one’s friend,
and the Spirit he did send.

4 I bind myself to peace,
to make strife and envy cease.
God! Knit secure the cord
of my thralldom to my Lord!
Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I bind my heart this tide
• Title: I Bind My Heart This Tide
• Author: Lauchlan M. Watt
• Meter: 6.7.7.7
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Deuteronomy 10:17-20
  ;
  Galatians 2:19-20
• Topic: Baptism; Commitment; Discipleship; Lent; Mission; Nonviolence; Peace and Justice; Service; Union with Christ
• Source: The Tryst: A Book of the Soul, 1907, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: UNION
• Composer: J. Randall Zercher (1965)
• Meter: 6.7.7.7
• Key: d minor
• Source: The Mennonite Hymnal, 1969
• Copyright: © 1965 J. Randall Zercher