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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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #354

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A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d81

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #287

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A Collection of Hymns #284

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #597

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #597

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCLIII

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #208

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #208

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #549

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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #74

A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #272

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #357

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A Selection of Hymns #43

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A Selection of Sacred Songs #53

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A Selection of Sacred Songs. 2nd ed. #53

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #674

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Cantica Laudis #d117

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Chapel Melodies #248

Christ in Song #d203

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #353

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Christian Praise #79

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Christian Praise #79

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d365

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d424

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Church Melodies #106

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Church Psalmody #H365

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Church Psalmody #365

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d81

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Die Union Choral Harmonie #d81

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Evangelical Hymns #311

Gospel Hymns #d188

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Grammar School Hymn Book #d111

Hallowed Songs #d132

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Hallowed Songs #260

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Hallowed Songs #225

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d271

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #595

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #629

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #475

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a475

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #420

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #198

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a198

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #27

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #27

Hymns and Tunes for Home Worship #d80

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Hymns and Tunes #202

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #397

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Hymns for Christian Melody #990

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Hymns of the Advent #182

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Hymns of the Morning #182

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d108

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #433

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Hymns, Selected and Original #433

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Hymns #433

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Hymns #433

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Jubilant Voices #d64

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #365

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