Gratitude

Representative Text

1. How blest the sacred tie that binds
In sweet communion kindred minds!
How swift the heav'nly course they run,
Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one.

2. To each the soul of each how dear!
What tender love! what holy fear!
How does the gen'rous flame within
Refine from earth and cleanse from sin!

3. Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and human woe;
Their ardent prayers together rise,
Like mingling flames in sacrifice.

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #756

Author: Mrs. Barbauld

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, née Aikin, daughter of the Rev. John Ailrin, D.D., a dissenting minister, was b. at Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, June 20, 1743. In 1753 Dr. Aikin became classical tutor at a dissenting academy at Warrington. During her residence there she contributed five hymns to Dr. W. Enfield's Hymns for Public Worship, &c, Warrington, 1772. In the following year these were included in her Poems, Lond., J. Johnson, 1773. In May, 1774, Miss Aikin was married to the Rev. Rochemont Barbauld, a descendant of a French Protestant family, and a dissenting minister. For some years Mr. Barbauld conducted, in addition to his pastoral work, a boarding school at Palgrave, Suffolk. From this he retired in 1785. In 1786 he undertook t… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: How blest the sacred tie that binds
Title: Gratitude
Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Gospel Hymnal #d232

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The Greatest Hymns #200

The Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist #d50

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The Harp #844

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a844

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The Jubilee Harp #15

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #545

The Millennial Harp #d161

The Millennial Harp #d82

The Modern Harp #d101

The Modern Psalmist #d104

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The Mozart Collection of Sacred Music #109

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d214

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad214

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The National Baptist Hymnal #435

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The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #169

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #350

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #350

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The New York Choralist #82b

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The Palm #115b

The Praise #d104

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #590

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #590

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The Psalmist #698

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The Psalmist #698

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The Psalmody #534

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #289d

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d385

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The Sabbath School Lute #15

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The Sacred Hymnal #78

The Sacred Lute #d137

The Sacred Minstrel #d36

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The Saint's Harp #142

The Saints' Harp #d373

The Sanctus #d101

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The School Hymn-Book #208

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d335

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d212

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1013

The Singing Pilgrim #d67

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The Social Psalmist #226

The South Western Psalmist #d145

The Southern Psalmist #d316

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d328

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The Spirit of Praise #436

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #358

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The Standard Church Hymnal #518

The Sunday School Choir and Superintendent's Assistant #d58

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #706

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The Tribute of Praise #706

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The Tribute of Praise #661

The Universalist Hymn Book #d194

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The Universalist Hymn-Book #464

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d165

The Vestry Hymn Book #d176

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The Vestry Singing Book #37a

The Victory #d140

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #381

Village Hymns #420

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #420

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #569

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #420

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #569

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #420

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