English
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
- Author
- John Fawcett
- Tune
- DENNIS
- Composer
- Hans Georg Nägeli, arr. Lowell Mason
- Copyright
- ✓ Public Domain Verified
Verse 1
Blest be the tie that binds 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.
Verse 3
We share our mutual woes; 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.
Verse 5
From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free, And perfect love and friendship reign Thro' all eternity.
Public Domain Information
- Text
- Public Domain
- Tune
- Not verified (melody not provided)
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Verification sources
- The Army and Navy Hymnal (Public Domain Archive)
Public Domain status verified for the listed text/source.
Rights & Sources
- Text Rights
- Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 170, scan page 179 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/179). Credit as printed: John Fawcett, 1772. Text author: John Fawcett (1739–1817; dates from Wikidata Q3364547, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1817): public domain.
- Tune Rights
- Not verified — not provided
- Translation Rights
- Not applicable (original-language text)
- Arrangement Rights
- No BibleSlide arrangement provided
- Recording Rights
- No recording provided
- Score / sheet music Rights
- No sheet music provided