blest be the tie that binds our hearts in christian love the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above  before our fathers 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 sympathising 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 