Hymn
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
Before our Father’s throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.
We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
When we at death must part,
It gives us inward pain,
But we shall still be joined in heart
And hope to meet again.
From sorrow, toil and pain
And sin we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Thro' all eternity.
Amen.
Blest Be the Tie That Binds — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/blest-be-the-tie-that-binds
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Blest Be the Tie That Binds?
The words of Blest Be the Tie That Binds were written by John Fawcett; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 9 more hymns by John Fawcett, including Knowledge at Present Imperfect and As thy Days, So Shall thy Strength Be.
Is Blest Be the Tie That Binds public domain?
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What is the metre of Blest Be the Tie That Binds?
Blest Be the Tie That Binds is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Morning, The Lord My Shepherd Is and Come, Lord, and tarry not.