SDA Hymnal 350
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
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1Blest 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.
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
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- Also sung to
- Boylston (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #410)
- Meter
- [unclear]
The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 44% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Blest be the tie that binds/˘˘/˘/6A
Our hearts in Christian love!/˘/˘/˘/7B
The fellowship of kindred minds˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Is like to that above.˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 2
Before our Father's throne˘//˘/˘/7A
We pour our ardent prayers;˘//˘/˘/7B
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,/˘//˘//˘/˘/11C
Our comforts and our cares./˘/˘˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
We share our mutual woes,˘//˘/˘˘/8A
Our mutual burdens bear;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
And often for each other flows˘/˘˘//˘/8A
The sympathizing tear.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
When we asunder part,/˘˘/˘/6A
It gives us inward pain;˘/˘/˘/6B
But we shall still be joined in heart,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And hope to meet again.˘/˘/˘/6C
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.