1 Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship our spirit finds
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 of each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
4 When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
5 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin we shall be free;
And perfect love and oneness reign
Through all eternity.