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<song version="1.0"><lyrics><verse label="1" type="v"><![CDATA[Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.]]></verse><verse label="2" type="v"><![CDATA[Before our Father’s throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.]]></verse><verse label="3" type="v"><![CDATA[We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear,
And often for each other flows
The sympathising tear.]]></verse><verse label="4" type="v"><![CDATA[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.]]></verse><verse label="5" type="v"><![CDATA[This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way,
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.]]></verse><verse label="6" type="v"><![CDATA[From sorrow, toil and pain,
And sin we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.]]></verse></lyrics></song>