Blest Be the Tie That Binds

our hearts in Christian love;
the fellowship of kindred minds
is like to that above.
we pour our ardent prayers;
our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
our comforts and our cares.
our mutual burdens bear;
and often for each other flows
the sympathizing tear.
it gives us inward pain;
but we shall still be joined in heart,
and hope to meet again.