Christ in Song 343
BLEST BE THE TIE
Words: J. FawcettMusic: J. P. Naegeli
1Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above;
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.
2Before our Father's throne we pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares.
- Words
- J. Fawcett
- Music
- J. P. Naegeli
- Also sung to
- Boylston (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #410)
The verse
- Meter
- 13.14.14
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAA
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Verse 1
Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love;/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/13A
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A
Verse 2
Before our Father's throne we pour our ardent prayers;˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/14A
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares;/˘//˘//˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/19A
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares./˘//˘//˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/19A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.