Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Blest be the tie that binds
Topic: The Church/Love Unity and Fellowship
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: H Nageli
Meter: SM
Tune: Dennis
Hymn Number: 365
Page Number: 134, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBlest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Chris-tian love;
The fel-low-ship of kin-dred minds
Is like to that a-bove.
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.
Though often called to part,
Amid these scenes of pain;
Yet we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way;
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.
From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.