Hymns and Tunes 1886 410
Blessed Be the Tie That Binds
Words: John FawcettTune: BoylstonS.M.
1Blessed be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
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.
3We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear,
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
4When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
5This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way,
While each in expectation lives
And longs to see the day.
- Words
- John Fawcett
- Tune
- Boylston
- Meter
- S.M.
- Scripture
- Ephesians 4:3; 1 John 1:7
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 76% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Could also be sung to Laudes Domini, St. Thomas, Dennis, Dove, Radea · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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