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BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. |
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2 | Before our Father’s throne We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. |
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3 | We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear, And often for each other flows The sympathising tear. |
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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. |
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5 | This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way, While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. |
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6 | From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. |
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John Fawcett, 1739-1817 |