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Blest Be The Tie
John Fawcett, 1782
Johann Georg Nägeli (1772-1836)
Lowell Mason, 1845

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

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

We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.

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