Music by Hans G. Nageli; arr. Lowell Mason, words by John Fawcett
Blessed 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,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.