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Conference lgp30::christian-perspective

Title:Discussions from a Christian Perspective
Notice:Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome!
Moderator:CSC32::J_CHRISTIE
Created:Mon Sep 17 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1362
Total number of notes:61362

1250.0. "Blessed be the tie that binds" by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE (Psalm 85.10) Tue Aug 06 1996 15:49

Our hearts in Christian love....

What does this phrase from the familiar hymn mean to you?

Shalom,
Richard

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1250.1COVERT::COVERTJohn R. CovertTue Aug 06 1996 23:487
The hymn's not familiar to me.

Though it's possible that the rest of the hymn sets some different
context, the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love is Faith
in Christ our Lord: his Birth, Death, Resurrection, and Coming Again.

/john
1250.2Found on the WWWeb through AltaVistaCOVERT::COVERTJohn R. CovertTue Aug 06 1996 23:5224
Blest Be the Tie that Binds. . .

by John Fawcett & Hands G. Naegeli
Gospel Hymnal, Baptist Conference Press, 1950 

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 we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again. 
1250.3CSLALL::HENDERSONEvery knee shall bowWed Aug 07 1996 00:074

 That about says it, John..at a church I once attended we sang that song
 at the end of each service.
1250.4ALFSS1::BENSONEternal WeltanschauungWed Aug 07 1996 10:065
    
    We sing the song after The Lord's Supper, holding hands.  It is our
    tradition and has great meaning for us.
    
    jeff
1250.5PHXSS1::HEISERwatchman on the wallWed Aug 07 1996 14:562
    My old church in Leominster used to sing "Take the Name of Jesus With
    You" after every service.
1250.6CSLALL::HENDERSONEvery knee shall bowWed Aug 07 1996 15:209

 My favorite post service song was "The Family of God", which we sang
 after each service, holding hands, at a church I attended in Glendale
 Ariz.



 Jim