The Celebration Hymnal

426

Blest Be the Tie That Binds

1 Blest be the tie that binds  
Our hearts in Christian love;  
The fellowship of kindred minds  
Is like to that above.  

2 Before our Father's throne  
We pour our ardent prayers;  
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,  
Our comforts and our cares.  

3 When we asunder part,  
It gives us inward pain;  
But we shall still be joined in heart,  
And hope to meet again.

WORDS: John Fawcett
MUSIC: Johann G. Naegeli
Theme: The Living Church: Family of Believers