Blest Be the Tie that Binds

Blest be the tie that binds

our hearts in Christian love;

the fellowship of kindred minds

is like 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 for a while we part,

This thought will soothe our pain

That we shall still be joined in heart,

And Hope to meet again

This glorious hope revives

our courage by the way;

while each in expectation lives

and longs to see the day.

From sorrow, toil, and pain,

and sin, we shall be free;

and perfect love and friendship reign

through all eternity.