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The Christian's Love 95b

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: W. C. Givens, 1907
Poet: John Fawcett, 1782
Meter: Short Meter (6,6,8,6)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
BLEST be the tie that binds, Stanza 1
2
Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.
BLEST be the tie that binds, Stanza 2
3
When we asunder part
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
BLEST be the tie that binds, Stanza 4