Blest Be The Tie

[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]
We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear,
And often for each other flows
The sympathising tear.

[4]
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.

[5]
This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way,
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.

[6]
From sorrow, toil and pain,
And sin we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.