Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#168

168. 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the tie that binds
• Title: Blest Be the Tie
• Author: John Fawcett, 1740-1817
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Anniversaries; Church: Her Fellowship and Unity; Dismissal; Farewells; Fellowship: with Men

Tune Information

• Name: DENNIS
• Composer: Hans G. Nägeli, 1773-1836
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Key: F Major