Blest Be the Tie That Binds in Large Print: Free PDF
The words of Blest Be the Tie That Binds are here in large print, one sheet at 18, 24 or 28 point. Credit: John Fawcett (1782). Published before 1930, so public domain in the US and free to copy.
| Words | John Fawcett (1782) |
|---|---|
| Type size | 18, 24 or 28 pt |
| Paper | US Letter, A4 or 11 x 17 in, white or cream |
Blest Be the Tie That Binds in large print: words and download
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Blest 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.
From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free,
And perfect love and friendship reign
Thro' all eternity.
Words: John Fawcett (1782). Music: Hans G. Nageli, arr. Lowell Mason (1845). Public domain in the United States: words published 1782 (US, published 1929 or earlier).
The words above are set the way this site sets every song: left aligned, one column, plain type with no italics, and a blank line between stanzas. The sheet has 5 stanzas and 20 lines. Blest Be the Tie That Binds is one of the songs in our large print hymns collection, where you can print it with others in one PDF, and the whole set of texts is listed on the large print prayers and hymns page.
Who wrote Blest Be the Tie That Binds and when?
John Fawcett (1739-1817) was a Baptist pastor and hymn writer. He served Wainsgate Baptist Church in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and in 1772 received a call to the large and influential Carter's Lane Baptist Church in London. According to Wikipedia he planned to accept, but at the last minute changed his mind and stayed at Wainsgate, where his salary was 25 pounds a year. To commemorate that decision he wrote the words of this hymn in 1782, and it is by far his most famous. Wikipedia also lists a collection Fawcett published in 1782, Hymns adapted to the circumstances of Public Worship and Private Devotion.
When is Blest Be the Tie That Binds sung?
Its theme is fellowship, so it suits the close of a gathering or a farewell, when a group sings standing and together. In the same folder you may want I Need Thee Every Hour and Sweet Hour of Prayer. If you know this hymn, you may also want Abide with Me.
How do you print Blest Be the Tie That Binds for a service, a sing-along or a care-home visit?
Print one sheet each at 24 point. The hymn is often sung standing and at the end of a gathering, so a sheet that can be held in one hand matters. In a care home, offer it as the closing hymn of a Sunday visit, and collect the sheets afterward so they can be used again. For a congregation saying goodbye to a member, print on 11 x 17 paper and hold a few up for the front row. Cream paper reduces glare, and 28 point copies should be spare. Eighteen point is the smallest size we offer, because the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) says print below 18 point is not large print, and our page on what large print is explains the reasons for 18, 24 and 28 point.