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Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Verse 1
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love!
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
Our hearts in Christian love!
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
Verse 2
Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts, and our cares.
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts, and our cares.
Verse 3
We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear,
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
Our mutual burdens bear,
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
Verse 4
When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
One of the most beloved fellowship hymns, written to commemorate a pastor's farewell to his congregation.